A system might well be breaking speed records in our galaxy. This discovery, made using a particular observation technique, ...

A star racing through the Milky Way may have a planet in tow, setting a new speed record for exoplanet systems. Using ...

Astronomers have discovered a fast-moving star potentially carrying a planet across space at 1.2 million miles per hour, offering insights into high-speed celestial objects and hypervelocity stars.

NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.

“If so, it will be the first planet ever found orbiting a hypervelocity star.” -The two objects were initially found in 2011, ...

Around the galaxy exist stars that have been given a push, and orbit much faster than the vast majority of their stellar companions. These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster ...