Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

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ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

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