Observatory: Fastest Star in the Galaxy Got an Unusual Start

Monday, March 9, 2015 - 20:10 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists say US 708— thought to be the fastest unbound star in the galaxy — was set in motion not by the black hole at the center of our galaxy, but by a former companion.

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