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	Image Gallery > Featured Image on March 5, 2009 Send to a friend  Enlarge image Keywords Magnetism and Magnetic Fields  Pulsars  Neutron Stars  Novae and Supernovae  Resources Brightest stars Extrasolar planets FAQs about Stars and Nebulae Astronomy Gift Shop 2009 Sky Almanac Pentax 10x50 binoculars McDonald Observatory logo cap Magnetar    An artist's concept shows the powerful magnetic field surrounding a magnetar. It is the crushed corpse of a star that exploded as a supernova. It spins so rapidly that it produces a magnetic field that may be a trillion times stronger than Earth's. [John Rowe Animations] For more information, see our March 6 program. Show all images about: All Categories Earth, Moon and the Sun The Solar System Space Probes & Human Exploration Stars & Nebulae Astronomers & Observatories Galaxies & Cosmology Stargazing & Star Lore
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