Acoustic waves reveal that some stars spin faster at the equator than at the poles
25 Sep 2018
Spinning around: the green arrows represent rotation speed in the stellar convection zone. Differential rotation is inferred from the oscillatory motions of the star seen as orange/blue shades on the right side of the figure. (Courtesy: MPI for Solar System Research/MarkGarlick.com)
An international team of astronomers has observed latitude-varying rotation in the outer layers of 1
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