Star cluster hurtles through space with tremendous speed
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A compact ball of hundreds of thousands of stars has been observed shooting out of galaxy M87 (shown) at roughly 8 million kilometers per hour.
Hubble Heritage/NASA/ESA
A compact ball of hundreds of thousands of stars has been observed shooting out of galaxy M87 (shown) at roughly 8 million kilometers per hour.
Hubble Heritage/NASA/ESA