A black hole isn’t the only possible outcome when neutron stars collide: simulations suggest some mergers can create the extreme magnetic fields of magnetars in milliseconds. When two neutron stars collide, the result is often a black hole. But some mergers leave behind a massive neutron star with an extraordinarily powerful magnetic field. New supercomputer […]
“A Magnetar Is Born”: Supercomputer Simulates One of the Universe’s Most Violent Collisions
