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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)
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frictorious t1_isvhxcn wrote

That's so wild

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heckdditor t1_isw1r5q wrote

wild is my turtle walking by my yard. this is fucking nuts.

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MuchAndMore t1_isy2e3k wrote

Nuts are the almonds I'm eating with lunch. This is just crazy.

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indyjumper t1_isykky1 wrote

Crazy is heath ledger’s joker. This is ludicrous

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[deleted] t1_isylx1a wrote

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Qwez81 t1_isyqp13 wrote

Insane is just doing the same thing and expecting different results. This is just absurd.

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Omgporkchop t1_itq4n09 wrote

Insane is just a posse of clowns. This is bizarre!

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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.

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THeShinyHObbiest t1_iswb9vf wrote

I believe you can estimate the size of neutron stars very accurately by their power output.

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