Astronomers claim to have discovered the roundest natural object in space ever measured - a slowly rotating star 5,000 light years away from the Earth. "This makes Kepler 11145123 the roundest natural object ever measured, even more round than the Sun," said Gizon. Stellar magnetic fields, especially weak magnetic fields, are notoriously difficult to directly observe on distant stars. Kepler 11145123 is not the only star with suitable oscillations and precise brightness measurements, researchers said. "We intend to apply this method to other stars observed by Kepler and the upcoming space missions TESS and PLATO.

Source: dna November 22, 2016 04:34 UTC