Adam Burgasser

Runaway ‘failed star’ hurtles through the cosmos at 1.2 million mph

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When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows a runaway brown dwarf escaping from a spiral galaxy. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)/NASA A recently discovered anomalous stellar body may be a “failed star,” but in terms of speed, it’s certainly not … Read more

Something ‘kicked’ this super-fast star racing through the Milky Way at 2.1 million kilometers per hour (video)

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If you were attacked by a ravenous vampire star or risked falling into two dueling black holes, you’d probably run too! One of these terrifying scenarios is likely responsible for sending a low-mass star flying through the Milky Way at a staggering million miles per hour (1.6 million kilometers per hour). That’s about 1,500 times … Read more