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magnetic star

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magnetic star [mag′ned·ik ′stär]
(astronomy)
A star with an unusually strong magnetic field.
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One is that it is the tiny core left behind after a highly magnetic star has died.
Enormous eruption reveals dead star in deep space by Asian News International
Byline: SUE VORENBERG You might not think you have anything in common with the supermassive, high-power magnetic star remnants that astrophysicists call magnetars.
LANL SCIENTISTS SEEK MAGNETARS' SECRETS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
The acting, especially by leads Brad Pitt (Jesse) and Casey Affleck (Ford), is masterful and multifaceted, totally naturalistic yet bursting with magnetic star quality.
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