The fastest star in the Milky Way

The fastest star in the Milky Way is moving at 1,200 km / s, possibly escaping from the Milky Way in about 25 million years.

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The US 708 star is flying the fastest in the Milky Way

Simulate the phase of physical movement after a supernova explosion, separating US 708 from the companion star.(Photo: ESA)

According to the expert group of the European Space Research Organization in the southern hemisphere (ESO), US 708 star is moving at 1,200 km / s, or 4.3 million km / hour.

" At this rate, you can go from the Earth to the Moon in just five minutes, " RT on March 8, said astronomer Eugene Magnier of the University of Hawaii.

According to Space, US 708 is considered the fastest star in the Milky Way that astronomers have ever discovered. High speed will allow it to escape the gravitational pull of the galaxy and into the intergalactic space. This star was first discovered in 2005.

Typically, these fast-paced stars have similarities to the Sun and are slower than US 708. They are thought to have had a pair. When a star is sucked into a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way, the remaining member will be freed from the entire galaxy.

However, astronomers believe that US 708 is closely related to another star, even to the extent that black holes cannot separate them. According to the current hypothesis, before moving across the galaxy, US 708 was once a giant cool star, but it was absorbed by almost a star. Scientists suspect this makes the companion star explode.