Astronomers discovered a short flash of X-ray radiation, the source of which the previously not known magnetant in the Milky Way can be. Thus, the number of open space objects of this rare type can reach 25. This is reported by the edition of the Science Alert.
The flash was fixed on June 3 near the galactic plane. Subsequent observations using the NASA Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) and X-ray telescope SWIFT identified the galactic coordinates of the source, as well as revealed pulsations characteristic of the magnetary – neutron star with a super-fast magnetic field (about a thousand times stronger than the conventional neutron star ). To date, 24 magnetar is confirmed and six candidates are known.
Magnorts are considered possible sources of fast radio spells (FRB). One of the neutron stars in the Milky Way can radiate a powerful radio signal that previously came from sources outside the galaxy. At the moment, the accurate FRB mechanism is unknown, however, it is possible that this phenomenon is associated with the voltage of the outer layers of the stars arising from the gravity and the magnetic field.