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This star rotates at a speed of 716 times per second – the fastest rotation in the Universe.

Located 26,000 light-years from Earth, the neutron star 4U 1820-30, along with the white dwarf from which it is absorbing material, is part of a close binary system.

The density of the neutron star 4U 1820-30 is such that, despite its diameter of only 12 km, its mass is 1.4 times the mass of the Sun. The illustration shows a neutron star compared to Manhattan Island. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center


This is an exceptional find, one of those that is very rare. Led by Gaurava K. Jaisawal of the Technical University of Denmark, an international team of astronomers has discovered a neutron star orbiting…




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