Neutron stars spin faster than a blender
Neutron stars, the incredibly dense cores left after massive stars explode, can spin at breathtaking speeds of up to 700 rotations per second, pushing the limits of physics.
Imagine a star spinning 700 times per second! Neutron stars, the super-dense remnants of exploded massive stars, do just that. Packing more than the Sun's mass into a city-sized sphere, these cosmic speed demons rotate incredibly fast. The fastest known, PSR J1748-2446ad, completes 716 rotations every second.
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