Discovery of a star yeeted out of the Milky Way
The fastest Main Sequence star yet probably came from the Galactic Center.
Ghosts of Spiral Arms Past
A study of star clusters in the Milky Way has uncovered a peculiar trend in the way they are arranged.
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?
Hunting for Stellar Streams
A newly discovered stellar stream may be the long-searched for tidal debris from the Milky Way’s largest globular cluster.
The Milky Way’s Ghostly Neighbor
The unique nature of the newly discovered dwarf galaxy Ant 2 may have exciting implications for our understanding of dark matter and galaxy formation.
How the Milky Way Got its Spiral Arms
The spiral arms of galaxies are among the most recognizable galactic features, yet we still know little about their precise formation mechanism. Today’s paper leverages new data from the Gaia mission to test some of the leading theories.