Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

In 2017, astronomers found hypervelocity stars believed to have come from the Large Magellanic Cloud, supposedly kicked out of binary systems by supernovae. What kept the surviving star from being ...

Stars might form in galaxies but not all of them stay there. We know of about two dozen that have been able so far to escape the clutches of the Milky Way. They are known as hypervelocity stars, and ...

A University of Utah-led team discovered a “hypervelocity star” that is the closest, second brightest, and among the largest of 20 found so far. Speeding at more than 1 million mph (1.6 million km/h), ...

While most stars are content with their place in the galaxy, others seem to have jumped ship and shot off in search of a better life. Hypervelocity stars are zipping through the universe fast enough ...

Most stars in the Milky Way have humdrum lives, tracing slow predictable orbits around the galactic center. But a few have a different destiny. Instead of orbiting, the hypervelocity stars are leaving ...

From a distance, this pinwheel of celestial objects appears ordered. But a closer look reveals how an unruly group of stars has been rapidly breaking away from its gravitational clutches. These ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The discovery of a super-fast star streaking away from the Milky Way may give astronomers a new ...

A University of Utah-led team discovered a "hypervelocity star" that is the closest, second-brightest and among the largest of 20 found so far. Speeding at more than 1 million mph, the star may ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is slated to begin evaluating a hypervelocity projectile for the service’s artillery systems in 2025, according to Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, the Rapid Capabilities and ...