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Re:Supernova-propelled white dwarf found zooming through Mil... by AmericanChopper on Friday May 25, 2018 @06:10PM (#17158439)
I find the idea of a stat zooming through the Milky Way to be so hilarious, but I can’t really explain why. Stars just aren’t supposed to be going on high-speed solo adventures through the galaxy in my mind. Although perhaps a better movie would be about a black hole hurtling towards earth, as they’re also supposed to be traversing the galaxy.
Re:Supernova-propelled white dwarf found zooming through Mil... by tux1968 on Friday May 25, 2018 @07:29PM (#17159018)
All stars are zooming through the Milky Way. :) The Sun does a full orbit in 225 to 250 million years. Although I have no idea why we can't calculate it more precisely than that.