What Are Magnetars_ The Universe's Magne

Ultra-powerful neutron stars with intense magnetic fields. #space #universe #stars

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00:00This is going to blow your mind.

00:02What if I told you there's a star that can mess with your very atoms?

00:06Imagine a neutron star, already one of the densest objects in the universe.

00:11Now crank up its magnetic field by a thousand trillion times.

00:15That, my friends, is a magnetar.

00:19These cosmic beasts have magnetic fields so intense

00:22they can rip molecules apart from a thousand kilometers away.

00:26A single teaspoon of their material would weigh about a billion tons on Earth.

00:31Not impressed yet?

00:33Just one flare from a magnetar can outshine our sun for a thousand years.

00:37But don't worry, the closest magnetar is safely tucked away 9,000 light years from us.

00:42So next time you gaze at the stars, remember,

00:45out there in the cosmos there are forces beyond our wildest imagination.

00:49Magnetars, the universe's ultimate powerhouses.

00:53Stay curious and keep looking up.