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New type of star gives clues to magnetars' origins (ESOcast 264 Light)

Using multiple telescopes around the world, including European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, researchers have uncovered a living star that is likely to become a magnetar, an ultra-magnetic dead star. This video summarises the discovery.

For more details, check: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2313/.

Credit:

ESO

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner. 
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Claudia Sciarma and Tom Howarth.
Music: Stellardrone — Breathe In The Light.
Footage and photos: ESO / L. Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis, B. Tafreshi, P. Horálek, Zdeněk Bardon, José Francisco Salgado.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.