Astronomers discover rule-breaking neutron star with an incredibly slow six-hour spin
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-01-16/neutron-star-radio-transient-6-hours/104799106
Astronomers discover rule-breaking neutron star with an incredibly slow six-hour spin
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-01-16/neutron-star-radio-transient-6-hours/104799106
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This suggests that there may be many more neutron stars than we thought.
I’m really not sure why they think a slow neutron star is impossible. If there are ways for neutron stars to speed up rotation, then it is it really that big of a jump to discover one that was in the process of slowing down to spin in another direction?
So if I’m understanding this right, it’s less “They shouldn’t be able to do that, wtf” and more “We didn’t know they could do that, wonder what’s up with that”