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t1_ivl46ap wrote

Reply to comment by in Bizarre star may have a solid surface, according to X-ray observations. Astronomers have now spotted a super strange one that seems to have a solid surface. Its intense magnetic field is strong enough to overcome its blistering temperatures and “freeze” its outer layers into a solid crust. by

It's spectrum is much more complicated because it's very high energy and you need to consider how the light interests with the protons and the structure of the magnetic fields.

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