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runaway star
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runaway star [′rən·ə′wā ′stär]
(astronomy)
A star of spectral type O or early B with an unusually high spatial velocity; believed to result from a supernova explosion in a close binary system.
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Byline: ANI London, Jan 8 (ANI): The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered 14 runaway stars speeding through dense interstellar gas, creating weird cosmic sculptures known as 'bow shocks'.
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Byline: ANI London, Jan 8 (ANI): The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered 14 runaway stars speeding through dense interstellar gas, creating weird cosmic sculptures known as 'bow shocks'.
Runaway stars create weird 'cosmic sculptures' by Asian News International
 
 
 
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