Massive stars may get magnetic fields when two stars merge together - study
Massive stars should not be able to have magnetic fields, but around 7% of them do anyway. A recent study found that this could be caused by stellar mergers.
This image, taken with the VLT Survey Telescope, shows the nebula NGC 6164/6165, also known as the Dragon’s Egg, surrounding a pair of stars called HD 148937. (photo credit: ESO/VPHAS+ TEAM. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: CASU)ByAARON REICH
