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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on July 22, 2010, 14:30

Title: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: sam on July 22, 2010, 14:30

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A hundred million years ago, a triple-star system was traveling through the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy when it made a life-changing misstep. The trio wandered too close to the galaxy's giant black hole, which captured one of the stars and hurled the other two out of the Milky Way. Adding to the stellar game of musical chairs, the two outbound stars merged to form a super-hot, blue star.

-- cool.

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/19/

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Simon on July 22, 2010, 21:01

I guess we just have to hope it doesn't hit us!  ;)

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Clive on July 22, 2010, 23:16

Sleep soundly Simon.     8-)

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Simon on July 24, 2010, 10:44

I wish I could!  Roll on Winter!   :bawl:

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Rik on July 24, 2010, 10:48

Autumn is OK. ;)

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Simon on July 24, 2010, 11:04

True.  Except for the winds. 

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Rik on July 24, 2010, 11:08

I get them all year.  :o:

Title: Re: Hyperfast Star Was Booted from Milky Way
Post by: Simon on July 24, 2010, 11:29

 ;D