Using the Keck II telescope, astronomers have detected an object that may be a brown dwarf or a low-mass star, exhibiting a very high radial velocity. The object, designated CWISE J124909.08+362116.0 ...
Every once in a while, the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole flings a wayward star into intergalactic space at speeds reaching 2 million miles per hour. But astronomers have now discovered a ...
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Navy trials hypervelocity projectiles for counter-drone missions
In August 2024, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) conducted live-fire testing of BAE Systems’ Hypervelocity Projectiles during the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Composite ...
An international team of astronomers has discovered a surprising new class of “hypervelocity stars” — solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp of the Milky Way galaxy. The ...
Most stars in the Milky Way have humdrum lives, tracing slow predictable orbits around the galactic center. But a few have a different destiny. Instead of orbiting, the hypervelocity stars are leaving ...
"When we saw the results, it actually fitted this long-standing question of how these hypervelocity white dwarfs formed. It was super cool." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
A University of Utah-led team discovered a “hypervelocity star” that is the closest, second brightest, and among the largest of 20 found so far. Speeding at more than 1 million mph (1.6 million km/h), ...
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