European Space Agency Astronomers have discovered the fastest spinning Neutron Star yet. Supposedly spinning at 1122. revs per second.
Previously astronomers had thought that the fastest theoretical spin of a Neutron star would be approx a maximum of 750. revs per second, before break up.
A neutron star is the tiny heart of a collapsed star. Measuring about 10 kilometres across, yet containing something like the mass of the Sun, the interior of a neutron star is the most exotic realm that astronomers can imagine. According to their calculations a thimbleful of neutron star material weighs a hundred million tonnes.
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMPADBE8YE_index_0.html***Thoughts
That equates to a peripheral spot speed of about 55,000+ miles per second. Wow.
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