The fastest-spinning white dwarf ever seen rotates once every 25 seconds
The star’s rotation period beats the previous champion by five seconds
![illustration of a white dwarf star and a red dwarf star in the binary star system AE Aquarii](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/100721_kc_white-dwarf_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A white dwarf star (left) can spin fast after a red dwarf star (right) dumps gas onto it, as shown in this artwork of the binary star system AE Aquarii. A similar system was just discovered to contain the fastest spinner on record.
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