Citizen scientists have spotted an object that is traveling at such a speed that it will shoot out of the Milky Way and head out into intergalactic space.
Citizen scientists have helped to identify an incredibly fast-moving object in space, which is traveling at such a speed that it will shoot out of the Milky Way and head out into intergalactic space.
Recommended Videos “I can’t describe the level of excitement,” said Kabatnik in a statement. “When I first saw how fast it was moving, I was convinced it must have been reported already.” Scientists have put forward two theories for why it is traveling so fast: Either it was a partner of a white dwarf and was thrown off at high speeds by a supernova explosion, or it was a part of a cluster of stars that collided with a pair of black holes and was kicked away with tremendous force.
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