Lauren Palladino
Surprising new class of “hypervelocity stars” discovered escaping the galaxy
Jan. 9, 2014—Two Vanderbilt astronomers are among an international team that has discovered a surprising new class of “hypervelocity stars” – solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp of the Milky Way galaxy.
Rogue stars ejected from the galaxy found in intergalactic space
Apr. 30, 2012—Astronomers have identified nearly 700 rogue stars that appear to have been ejected from the Milky Way galaxy.