Almost Nothing Survives Near a Magnetar—Here’s Why | Space Documentary

Magnetars are neutron stars surrounded by the most powerful magnetic fields known in the universe. Near their surfaces, these fields can distort atoms, alter the behavior of light and release devastating bursts of X-rays and gamma rays.

What would happen if a spacecraft, planet or human approached one? How close could matter travel before radiation destroyed electronics, magnetic forces disrupted atoms or extreme gravity tore objects apart?

The answer depends on the magnetar’s activity, distance and magnetic orientation. Although popular claims sometimes exaggerate their effects across interstellar distances, an active magnetar would still create one of the most hostile environments imaginable.

This space documentary examines magnetar magnetic fields, starquakes, giant flares, tidal forces and the limits of survival near these extraordinary stellar remnants.

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