What is the most powerful type of star known to man?

neutron stars? what is the most powerful source of light and energy that we know of? is it really a star?What is the most powerful type of star known to man?The most "powerful" star would be a magnetar, it is a type of Pulsar (which in turn is a type of neutron star) with an incredibly strong magnetic field. They are the most highly magnetized objects in the universe. Their magnetic fields are powerful enough to wipe credit cards from half the distance to the moon and at a distance of 1000km the magnetic fields are strong enough to rip the tissues in your body apart due to the diamagnetism of water in the body. Magnetars are also very strong producers of gamma rays. We call these SGRs or soft gamma-ray repeaters.



The most powerful source of instantaneous light and energy we know of is a star going supernova. A type II supernova is the source of black holes and neutron stars. However supernovae are very brief and quickly turn into nebulae.What is the most powerful type of star known to man?
At best, stars have a .7% matter to energy conversion rate. The accretion disk of a black hole converts about 40% mass to energy. Large black holes, namely quasars, are the most energetic objects in the universe. A supernova, by comparison, will convert up to about 10% of the mass of its core into energy, mostly in the form of neutrinos. Even more powerful are merging neutron star binaries. Dropping a feather onto the surface of a neutron star releases about as much energy as a small nuclear bomb, so imagine two neutron stars colliding, each weighing about 2 times the mass of the sun. The shockwave alone goes about a third the speed of light, ten times that of a supernova. That indicates about 100 times the energy.What is the most powerful type of star known to man?That would likely be a neutron star or magnetar, ( a neutron star with an extreme magnetic field). Neutron stars" gravitational fields are so strong that any radiation leaving it is literally redshifted, as would any radio transmissions.



This site will let you hear what various pulsars would sound like:



http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pulsar/Educatio鈥?/a>



The most powerful source of energy would be a quasar, which isn't a star - it's believed that they are very young galaxies in the early stages of formation; they give off ENORMOUS amounts of energy. The single most powerful star in terms of radiation would probably be a "hypernova":



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypernova



But a neutron star or magnetar would likely be the most powerful lasting object.What is the most powerful type of star known to man?
The biggest known star is VY Canis Majoris. It is a red giant with a size estimated to be over 2,000 times that of our sun.

Neutron stars have strong magnetic fields.

Black holes have the strongest gravitational fields.



Neutron stars are a type of an end stage of a star. They were discovered using the radio waves they emitted. But they have also been found to radiate X-rays and visible light.What is the most powerful type of star known to man?You are (mostly) correct with both statements. Stars are the most powerful source of light and energy. And Neutron stars are extremely dense and have a lot of energy.

Fun fact: Neutron stars are so dense, that one cubic centimeter of it's material would weight more than all of the cars in North America compared.

Another Fun fact after Joshox's fun fact after my fun fact: Only humans and dolphins have sex for pleasure.

But the most powerful star is a Magnetar.
It depends on what you mean by "powerful". Magnetars have the most gravitational force and the most electromagnetic energy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetar and blue hypergiants are the hottest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_giantWhat is the most powerful type of star known to man?
A theoretical very massive hyperstar, but, so far, that's purely theoretical. Black holes WERE theoretical too.



http://www.astronomytoday.com/cosmology/鈥?/a> (The reliability of this site is extremely doubtful)



Hyperstar is also the brand name of a telescope.
yes neutron stars are quite powerful (massively+extreme) that nothing can escape its gravity (well in its next process) , its fusion energy is one of the most powerful energies known to man
another fun fact:a square nano or micro meter has more weight than mount everestWhat is the most powerful type of star known to man?
Neutron star is a giant star on the verge of exploding. So its no a star.
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