Speed check on the ‘fastest’ star in Gaia
This astrobite looking at a star that is moving so fast, it can escape our galaxy. But is everything as it seems?
The speeding binary that shouldn’t exist
A mysterious pair of stars speeding through the outskirts of our galaxy together puzzles astronomers
A Hyper Quick Return to Hypervelocity Stars
Hypervelocity stars are oddball stars that appear to be breaking free of the Milky Way. Can the second Gaia data release tell us more about them?
A white dwarf kicked out of a supernova
A hypervelocity white dwarf might be left over from a Type Ia supernova. Today’s paper studies the white dwarf in detail.
Run away, star
Could the Milky Way’s hypervelocity stars originate from the LMC?
A Record-Breaking Runaway Star
A star on its way out of the Milky Way has set a new speed record. What’s the rush? Read on to find out…