Chinese Telescope Detects Strongest Magnetic Field in Universe

Using China's Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), a team of scientists has discovered the strongest magnetic field ever observed in the universe. This work was conducted by scientists from the Institute of High Energy Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in Germany.

Sep 14, 2020

Strongest Magnetic Field in Universe Directly Detected by Insight-HXMT

The Insight-HXMT team has performed extensive observations of the accreting X-ray pulsar GRO J1008-57 and has discovered a magnetic field of ~1 billion Tesla on the surface of the neutron star. This is so far the strongest magnetic field conclusively detected in the universe. This work was primarily conducted by scientists from the Institute of High Energy Physics and Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany.

Sep 09, 2020