Fastest Rotating Star Found in Neighboring Galaxy

Monday, December 5, 2011 - 09:31 in Astronomy & Space

An international team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have found the fastest spinning star ever discovered. This massive bright young star, called VFTS 102, rotates at a dizzying 1 million miles per hour.

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