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Scientists Think They’ve Figured Out Where Bizarre Runaway Stars Are Coming From
The Sun and Proxima Centauri and most of the stars you’ve heard of orbit the centre of the Milky Way galaxy like children peacefully riding a carousel (with some weirdness caused by dark matter that we don’t need to get into). Now, imagine if a few toddlers were sprinting and shrieking across the peaceful scene.…