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In Real Life

Witness The Awesome Power Of A Runaway Star

NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer captured this amazing image of the star Zeta Ophiuchi plowing through a radiant dust cloud at 54,000 miles per hour. Why is Zeta Ophiuchi on the run?

May 27, 2010
In Real Life

This Is More Likely How The World Ends

We can daydream about alien invasion, killer robots and rampaging genetic mutations, but the world is more likely to go on until something like this happens: the death of a star.

May 13, 2010
In Real Life

Monster Runaway Star Rampages Through Universe

30 Dor 016 is a star 90 times the size of our sun, ejected from its home, moving through space at a speed of 402,336km/h. Anyone lose the plot to an epic science-fiction video game?

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