The fastest spinning White Dwarf?

Jan 28, 2016

The fastest spinning known pulsar rotates at a rate of 716 Hz (i.e. 716 rotations per second), the slowest takes 8.5 seconds to complete one rotation. Rotating White Dwarfs are much slower, AE Aqr being the fastest and taking 33 seconds for one rotation, while the...

Simulated supernovae match many observations but lack diversity

Jan 21, 2016

Supernovae are dramatic explosions that occur at the end of the lives of certain types of star. These events are intensely energetic, ejecting debris with speeds of tens-of-thousands of kilometers per second and radiating, albeit briefly, with luminosities billions of...