Tiny Old Star Has Huge Impact
The newly discovered star system orbits the galaxy on a circular orbit that, like the orbit of the Sun, never gets too far from the plane of the galaxy. On the other hand, most ultra metal-poor stars have orbits that take them across the galaxy and far from its plane.
Credit:Kevin Schlaufman.
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Id: | gemini1807a |
Release date: | Nov. 1, 2018 |
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Duration: | 30 s |
Frame rate: | 29.97 |