Stellar oddball: Nearby star rotates unlike any other

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August 6, 2024, 9:00 PM

• •V889 Herculis is a young star that is similar to the sun in many ways, but it rotates in a way that astronomers have never seen before.
• •The star rotates fastest at a latitude of around 40 degrees, which is unexpected.
• •The star's rotation could tell us a great deal about the evolution of our sun.

V889 Herculis is a nearby star that's similar to the sun in many ways, but it rotates in a way that astronomers have never seen before. This could challenge our model of stellar rotation, which scientists had thought was well understood.

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