Jesse-359 t1_jeh0upe wrote
Reply to comment by J0hn-D0 in Extremely flat explosion dubbed 'the Cow' puzzles scientists while they work to learn more by thawingSumTendies
A star that collapses does in fact retain its angular momentum, so yes, neutron stars spin very fast (pulsars) and black holes are expected to spin at something very close to the speed of light, at least when they initially form - they should gradually dissipate some of that energy as gravity waves over time.
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