Scientists have found magnetic fields in three massive, hot stars in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
Similar magnetic stars have already been discovered in our galaxy, but the observation was made for the first time in our neighbouring galaxies.
Notably, the previous attempts to discover magnetic fields in big stars beyond our galaxy were unsuccessful and these metrics are complicated and depend on a variety of circumstances.
Magnetism is seen as a critical component in the evolution of large stars.
Dr Swetlana Hubrig, from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and first author of the study said, "Studies of magnetic fields in massive stars in galaxies with young stellar populations provide crucial information on the role of magnetic fields in star formation in the early universe with star-forming gas not polluted by metals."
Scientists have found magnetic fields in three massive, hot stars in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Similar magnetic stars have already been discovered in our galaxy, but the observation was made for the first time in our neighbouring galaxies.
Notably, the previous attempts to discover magnetic fields in big stars beyond our galaxy were unsuccessful and these metrics are complicated and depend on a variety of circumstances.
Why is it important? Well, the findings of the research, published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, provide an opportunity to investigate actively forming stars as well as the maximum mass that a star can have while remaining stable.
Magnetism is seen as a critical component in the evolution of large stars. It has far-reaching implications for their eventual fate. The research said that such objects with an initial mass more than eight solar masses evolve into neutron stars and black holes when their lives end.
Dr Swetlana Hubrig, from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and first author of the study said, "Studies of magnetic fields in massive stars in galaxies with young stellar populations provide crucial information on the role of magnetic fields in star formation in the early universe with star-forming gas not polluted by metals."
