Runaway Stars
Astronomers Find Dozens of Massive Stars Fleeing the Milky Way
The Milky Way can't hold onto all of its stars. Some of them get ejected into intergalactic space and spend…
These are the Fastest Stars in the Galaxy
Until recently, there were only ten known stars on trajectories that will allow them to escape the Milky Way Galaxy,…
Globular Star Clusters are Constantly Kicking Stars out of the Galaxy
All the stars we can see with the naked eye are part of the Milky Way. The gravitational power of…
A Star had a Partial Supernova and Kicked Itself Into a High-Speed Journey Across the Milky Way
Supernovae are some of the most powerful events in the Universe. They're extremely energetic, luminous explosions that can light up…
This Star has been Kicked Out of the Milky Way. It Knows What It Did.
Every once in a while, the Milky Way ejects a star. The evicted star is typically ejected from the chaotic…
This Star Killed its Companion and is now Escaping the Milky Way
Our universe is capable of some truly frightening scenarios, and in this case we have an apparent tragedy: two stars,…
Runaway Star Creates Quite a Shock
[/caption] Faster than a speeding bullet, this supergiant star looks like it might be wearing a red cape. Alpha Camelopardalis,…