Ep. 679: High(per) Velocity Stars

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition - A podcast by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela L. Gay - Mondays

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Most stars in the Milky Way are trapped in here with us, doomed to orbit around and around and around. But a few have found a way out, an escape into the freedom of intergalactic space. How do stars reach escape velocity, never to return?