Using one of the Magellan Telescopes in Chile as well as the data from the European Space Agency (ESA) space mission Gaia, scientist recreated the trajectory of a massive "hyper- runaway star." The trajectory shows the star was ejected from the Milky Way disk, not the Galactic center as previously believed. Image credit: Kohei Hattori.

U-M researchers confirm massive hyper-runaway star ejected from the Milky Way Disk

ANN ARBOR—A fast-moving star may have been ejected from the Milky Way’s stellar disk by a cluster of young stars, according to researchers from the University of Michigan who say the star did not originate from the middle of the galaxy, as previously believed by astronomers. “This discovery dramatically changes our view on the origin … Continue reading U-M researchers confirm massive hyper-runaway star ejected from the Milky Way Disk

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