Astronomers discover the fastest-spinning white dwarf yet — and it's a vampire

Astronomers discover the fastest-spinning white dwarf yet — and it's a vampire
By

Astronomers recently spotted perhaps the strangest white dwarf yet: a dead star the spins twice a second, sucking down material from a nearby companion as it goes.



August 26, 2020 at 05:22PM
via Space.com read more...