The best comparison is likely a magnetar, a young neutron…
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The best comparison is likely a magnetar, a young neutron star with a powerful magnetic field, the researchers said. Magnetars also produce bright X-ray flares. While magnetars are thought to be young stars, the two flaring objects in this study reside near elliptical galaxies, which contain older stars. So the objects are likely too old to be magnetars, the researchers said.
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The best comparison is likely a magnetar,|a young neutron star with a powerful magnetic field,‖the researchers said.|Magnetars also produce bright X-ray flares.‖While magnetars are thought to be young stars,|the two flaring objects in this study|reside near elliptical galaxies,‖which contain older stars.|So the objects are likely too old to be magnetars,‖the researchers said.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 23–28 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| comparison | com·PAR·i·son | /kəmˈpɛrəsən/ |
| elliptical | el·LIP·ti·cal | /ɪˈlɪptɪkəl/ |
| magnetic | mag·NET·ic | /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ |
| researchers | RE·search·ers | /ˈrisɚtʃɚz/ |
| powerful | POW·er·ful | /ˈpaʊɚfəl/ |
| galaxies | GAL·ax·ies | /ˈɡæləksiz/ |
61 words, aim 23–28 seconds. No numbers; say X-ray as "ex-ray". Breathe after field, after flares. after galaxies, and after magnetars,. Slow slightly on the repeated phrase the researchers said.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress com·PAR·i·son, mag·NET·ic and el·LIP·ti·cal on the second syllable; RE·search·ers, POW·er·ful and GAL·ax·ies on the first. Sound every plural -s: magnetars, flares, stars, objects, galaxies. Don't hesitate before magnetar — it appears four times.
General tip: magnetar and magnetic look alike but mag·NET·ic carries its stress in the middle; keep magnetar steady and the same each time.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 研究人员说，最贴切的比较对象可能是磁星——一种拥有强大磁场的年轻中子星。磁星也会产生明亮的 X 射线耀斑。虽然磁星被认为是年轻的恒星，但本研究中的两个耀发天体位于包含较老恒星的椭圆星系附近。因此研究人员说，这些天体可能太老了，不会是磁星。
हिन्दी: शोधकर्ताओं ने कहा कि सबसे अच्छी तुलना संभवतः मैग्नेटार से है, जो शक्तिशाली चुंबकीय क्षेत्र वाला एक युवा न्यूट्रॉन तारा है। मैग्नेटार भी चमकीले एक्स-रे फ्लेयर पैदा करते हैं। जबकि मैग्नेटार युवा तारे माने जाते हैं, इस अध्ययन के दोनों चमकने वाले पिंड अण्डाकार आकाशगंगाओं के पास हैं, जिनमें पुराने तारे होते हैं। इसलिए शोधकर्ताओं ने कहा कि ये पिंड मैग्नेटार होने के लिए शायद बहुत पुराने हैं।
नेपाली: अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूले भने, सबैभन्दा मिल्दो तुलना सम्भवतः म्याग्नेटारसँग हो, जुन शक्तिशाली चुम्बकीय क्षेत्र भएको युवा न्युट्रोन तारा हो। म्याग्नेटारले पनि चम्किला एक्स-रे फ्लेयर उत्पन्न गर्छन्। म्याग्नेटारलाई युवा तारा मानिए पनि, यस अध्ययनका दुई चम्किने पिण्डहरू पुराना ताराहरू भएका अण्डाकार आकाशगङ्गाहरू नजिक छन्। त्यसैले अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूले भने, यी पिण्डहरू म्याग्नेटार हुनका लागि सम्भवतः धेरै पुराना छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Các nhà nghiên cứu cho biết, so sánh phù hợp nhất có lẽ là sao từ (magnetar), một sao neutron trẻ có từ trường mạnh. Sao từ cũng tạo ra các chớp tia X sáng. Trong khi sao từ được cho là những ngôi sao trẻ, hai thiên thể bùng sáng trong nghiên cứu này nằm gần các thiên hà elip, nơi chứa các ngôi sao già hơn. Vì vậy các nhà nghiên cứu nói rằng các thiên thể này có lẽ quá già để là sao từ.
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