Magnetic fields in multiple star systems with at least one giant, hot blue star are more common than previously thought

Astronomers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the MIT Kavli Institute and Department of Physics have discovered that magnetic fields in multiple star systems with at least one giant, hot blue star, are much more common than previously thought by scientists. The results significantly improve the understanding of massive stars and their role as progenitors of supernova explosions. The findings are published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.