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It’s not you, it’s me. I just need several parsec of space.

It’s not you, it’s me. I just need several parsec of space.

by Ryan White | Dec 9, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

What does a stellar breakup look like? So dramatic that the stars can’t wait to get away from each other! Today’s authors use physics to search for the one who got away.

The suspects may be fleeing the scene of the crime, but our most stellar detectives are on the case!

The suspects may be fleeing the scene of the crime, but our most stellar detectives are on the case!

by Kasper Zoellner | Jul 12, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

What kind of event is violent enough to fling around stars that are hundreds of times more massive than our Sun? Find out today!

Whizzing and Whirling Stars in the Tarantula’s Web

Whizzing and Whirling Stars in the Tarantula’s Web

by Katya Gozman | Dec 15, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Some stars are speedier than their siblings: read on to learn about the different populations of runaway stars in the Tarantula Nebula!

Stars that exploded just a little bit

by Sanjana Curtis | Mar 6, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Partly burnt stars are zipping through space, carrying a strange mix of elements. What can we learn by observing them?

Run away, star

Run away, star

by Philipp Plewa | May 4, 2017 | Daily Paper Summaries

Could the Milky Way’s hypervelocity stars originate from the LMC?

A Novel Approach of Determining the Mass-loss Rates of Massive Stars

A Novel Approach of Determining the Mass-loss Rates of Massive Stars

by Anna Rosen | Sep 12, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries

These authors describe a novel method to determine the mass-loss rates of massive runaway stars.

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