Weird Ring around Magnetar, a New Dilemma for Astronomers

In 2005 and 2007, NASA Spitzer Space Telescope detected two narrow infrared signatures near the magnetar dubbed SGR 1900+14, suggesting that the star was surrounded by a ring of matter that remained in its vicinity after the progenitor star went 'nova'. SGR 1900+14 is a neutron star... [ read more >> ]

Image of the giant ring surrounding the SGR 1900 14 magnetar. The weird neutron star is located in the center of the image, but it is invisible here

Image comment: Image of the giant ring surrounding the SGR 1900 14 magnetar. The weird neutron star is located in the center of the image, but it is invisible here
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image of the giant ring surrounding the SGR 1900 14 magnetar. The weird neutron star is located in the center of the image, but it is invisible here
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