There was an explosion in the universe in just 0.1 second. There was a stir among the scientists in the world of science, know what NASA has to say.
science news desk,In November last year, researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) witnessed an explosion in space. This explosion disappeared in less than one-tenth of a second. The signal of the explosion came from the M82 Galaxy. Moments later, ESA's surveyor Integral detected a mysterious burst of gamma rays. ESA sent an alert to astronomers around the world. Only 13 seconds had passed since the explosion. According to Sandro Mereghetti, a researcher at Italy's National Institute of Astrophysics, 'We immediately understood that this was a special alert.
Gamma ray bursts come from great distances. But this explosion took place in a nearby bright galaxy. The Surveyor team pointed the Scientists thought that the explosion might have been caused by the collision of two neutron stars. However, nothing was found. Then the telescopes present in Italy and France were also put to work but the result was disappointing. No X-ray signal was detected, nor any light… not even gravitational waves were recorded. Astronomers could only see hot gas and stars. On the basis of this, scientists confirmed that it was a magnetar. The results of the study have been published in Nature Journal.
One of the most powerful magnets in the universe
Magnetars are counted among the most powerful magnets in the universe. These are the magnetic form of extremely fast rotating neutron stars. Neutron stars are formed from supernova explosions. Scientists found that the explosion occurred when the magnetar's magnetic field caused a slight dent in the star's orbit and destroyed its outer layers. The result was that the surface of the star ruptured and extremely high energy gamma rays spread throughout the universe.
Such explosions in space are rare
Magnetar explosions are extremely rare. Before this, only three other magnetar explosions have been recorded in the last 50 years. In 2004, a similar explosion was seen about 30,000 light years away from Earth. Then there was an effect like solar explosions in the upper atmosphere of the Earth. The newly found magnetar is located in the M82 Galaxy, 12 million light years away from Earth. According to scientists, this is the first magnetar found outside our Milky Way galaxy. This has given scientists hope that there may be more magnetars in other galaxies.
