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The 'Cosmic Lighthouse': Scientists Directly Measured the Magnetic Field Inside a Dead Star's 37-Light-Year Tail

September 10, 2026

21,000 light-years away, the neutron star PSR J1101-6101 drags a tail of light nine times longer than the distance to the nearest star. NASA's IXPE X-ray satellite has directly measured the magnetic field of this 'cosmic lighthouse' for the first time. SORABUMI explains.

Stars and Galaxies #neutron stars#pulsars#IXPE

Galaxy Clusters Weigh Twice as Much as We Thought — Stellar Corpses Are to Blame

May 4, 2026

Galaxy clusters — the most massive objects in the universe — may contain roughly twice the baryonic mass astronomers have long assumed. The culprit is something no one bothered counting seriously: the accumulated remains of dead stars.

Stars and Galaxies #galaxy clusters#neutron stars#black holes#dark matter#large-scale structure