Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Cosmic 'cigar' spins at astonishing pace

A recently discovered planetoid on the outskirts of our Solar System is turning so fast that it seems to have been squeezed into the shape of a cigar. And this cigar looks as if it is spinning not around its long axis, but around its middle.

This is such a bizarre situation that some refuse to believe it. "It's a really cool result... if it's true," says Tommy Grav, a sceptical astronomer from the University of Hawaii.

2 comments:

Mac said...

I'd have to agree. You'd expect a "flying saucer" -- not a "mothership."

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