Ep. 679: High(per) Velocity Stars
Astronomy Cast
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The Dynamics of Globular Clusters With Multi-Star Interactions
We also see stars that have been evicted from the things in the outskirts of our galaxy. These are situations where you have globular clusters with multi-star interactions. You have dwarf galaxies that have merged together and things get flung out. What's really cool is while they don't end up on massive sweeping orbits, when we look at the dynamics of globular clusters over time, they actually seem to beat like a heart.
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