Researchers Conduct the Largest Study of Runaway Stars in the Milky Way
Universe Today • 2/4/2026
Summary
Researchers from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), in collaboration with the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), have conducted the largest observational study of runaway massive stars in the Milky Way. This study includes an analysis of the rotation and binarity of these stars.
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