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Massive Star is Ejected from a Young Star Cluster

Massive Star is Ejected from a Young Star Cluster
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    30 Dor #016
  • Release Date
    May 11, 2010
  • Science Release
    Hubble Catches Heavyweight Runaway Star Speeding from 30 Doradus
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  • Credit
    Illustration: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, C. Evans (Royal Observatory Edinburgh), N. Walborn (STScI), and ESO

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Mar 28, 2025
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