2023.06.30

Star Spin Mystery

Scientists wondered why the insides of stars are spinning so slowly

(Graphic by Lucy Reading-Ikkanda; Source: "Spin-Down by Dynamo Action in Simulated Radiative Stellar Layers,"by Ludovic Petitdemange, Florence Marcotte and Christophe Gissinger, in Science, Vol. 379; January 20, 2023 (reference))

(Graphic by Lucy Reading-Ikkanda; Source: "Spin-Down by Dynamo Action in Simulated Radiative Stellar Layers,"by Ludovic Petitdemange, Florence Marcotte and Christophe Gissinger, in Science, Vol. 379; January 20, 2023 (reference))

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