rotational velocity

Missing Mass? Not on our Watch—Dr. Paul Sutter Explains Dark Matter

In the first episode of a new series with ArsTechnica - Edge of Knowledge - Dr. Paul Sutter explains the…

2 years ago

Some brown dwarfs rotate so fast that they are flattened spheres. If they rotate any faster they might fly apart.

3 years ago

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Using data obtained by the Kepler mission, international team of astronomers have found the roundest object yet in the universe!

7 years ago

Early on in astronomical history, galactic rotation curves were expected to be simple; they should operate much like the solar…

14 years ago