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Astronomers find a squashed star. (Stellar Top).

Publication: Science News
Publication Date: 21-JUN-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Astronomers find a squashed star. (Stellar Top).(Achernar)

Article Excerpt
Think of the sun and other giant balls of gas that twinkle in the heavens. Conventional wisdom has it that all these stars are round. But because stars spin, they're not perfect spheres. The rotation moves material outward more strongly at the equator than at the poles. This nudges the star into a shape reminiscent of that of a toy top.

For a slow rotator like our sun, the...

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