Summary:
- Astronomers have discovered a rare and mysterious type of spinning dead star, known as a pulsar, that defies our current understanding of physics.
- This "cosmic unicorn" pulsar, named PSR J0002+6216, is spinning at an unusually fast rate of 8.7 times per second, which is faster than most other pulsars.
- Pulsars are the dense, rapidly spinning remnants of massive stars that have exploded as supernovae, and this new discovery challenges our theories about how these objects form and evolve.