Gaia space telescope discovers 55 ‘runaways’ running away from star cluster at 80 times the speed of sound

When you buy from our articles through links, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of the star cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud ejecting runaway stars. | Credit: Danielle Futselaar, James Webb Space Telescope/NIRCam – NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI. Using Europe’s Gaia Space Telescope, astronomers have identified 55 … Read more