shallowblue OP t1_isv65eo wrote
Some more wild facts about it:
- the star has twice the mass of the sun but is only 32km across
- at its equator, the surface is moving at ~24% of lightspeed (over 70,000 km/sec)
frictorious t1_isvhxcn wrote
That's so wild
heckdditor t1_isw1r5q wrote
wild is my turtle walking by my yard. this is fucking nuts.
MuchAndMore t1_isy2e3k wrote
Nuts are the almonds I'm eating with lunch. This is just crazy.
indyjumper t1_isykky1 wrote
Crazy is heath ledger’s joker. This is ludicrous
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Qwez81 t1_isyqp13 wrote
Insane is just doing the same thing and expecting different results. This is just absurd.
Omgporkchop t1_itq4n09 wrote
Insane is just a posse of clowns. This is bizarre!
Tressemy t1_isvxadl wrote
How was the diameter measured? I would assume it is a LONG ways away, and that seems like a small distance to measure from here.
THeShinyHObbiest t1_iswb9vf wrote
I believe you can estimate the size of neutron stars very accurately by their power output.
ghidfg t1_isvlcyp wrote
woah
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