Simulation Shows Two Neutron Stars Merging Into a Magnetar in Milliseconds

A supercomputer simulation suggests that when two lighter neutron stars touch, turbulence can boost their magnetic field more than 300 times within milliseconds.

A computer simulation suggests that when two lighter-than-usual neutron stars collide, the fluid at the contact point becomes turbulent and can boost the magnetic field more than 300 times, Universe Today reported. The result points to a way that mag... [3478 chars]