The fastest-spinning ‘vampire star’ we know of is shrinking. Soon, it will explode
https://www.space.com/fastest-spinning-white-dwarf-cosmic-vampire
The fastest-spinning ‘vampire star’ we know of is shrinking. Soon, it will explode
https://www.space.com/fastest-spinning-white-dwarf-cosmic-vampire
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Genuinely amazed a white dwarf can spin in 13 seconds when it’s around the same size of the earth
“Soon” in astronomical terms. Not soon in human terms.
The star is 1,700 lightyears away. It probably exploded and died a long time ago.