Artist impression of LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9, the fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf and only second ever magnetic propeller known (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Artist impression of LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9, the fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf and only second ever magnetic propeller known

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Artist impression of LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9, the fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf and only second ever magnetic propeller known. Material is being pulled from the companion and flung into space at high speed. A small fraction of it is accreted, gathering in bright spots that rotate in and out of view, which allowed the detection of the rotation period. (Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick)

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