Magnetars

Magnetars have an even stronger magnetic field than a normal neutron star. A neutron star has a magnetic field about a trillion times stronger than Earth. A magnetar has a magnetic field 1000 times stronger than a neutron star. The crust of the neutron star is under an immense of stress that any small shift can cause a massive burst of energy. This one burst can cause a ripple affect across the surface of the star. For some stars, one burst can release more energy in that moment than it will over hundreds of years. https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/neutron_stars1.html https://slideplayer.com/slide/8346586/ It is hard to see magnetars because the bursts of energy emitted happens rather suddenly and disappears just as quickly. As of now, scientists have only found ten magnetars in our Milky Way galaxy. This also makes studying them difficult. Not a lot is known about magnetars besides their immense gravitational force and the energy bursts. In 1995 a shuttle was launched to observe neutron stars, magnetars included.

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