NASA’s NICER sees extremely hot spots on the surface of a magnetar - Tech Explorist

NASA's NICER tracks a magnetar's hot spots.

A magnetar is an exotic neutron star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field. It is 1,000 times stronger than a normal neutron star. On Oct. 10, 2020, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory discovered … [+2800 chars]

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