Lone star status: tracking a low-mass star as it sweeps through the Milky Way

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! A simulation of a possible explanation for the speed of an L subdwarf named CWISE J124909+362116.0 shows that it is part of a binary pair of white dwarfs that ended when the white dwarf exploded in a supernova. Credit: Adam Makarenko / … Read more

Lone star status: tracking a low-mass star as it sweeps through the Milky Way

A simulation of a possible explanation for the speed of an L subdwarf named CWISE J124909+362116.0 shows that it is part of a binary pair of white dwarfs that ended when the white dwarf exploded in a supernova. Credit: Adam Makarenko / WM Keck Observatory It may seem as if the Sun is standing still … Read more