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DESI-HVS1 is an old hypervelocity star ejected from the galactic center, observations suggest
- May 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Chinese astronomers report the discovery of DESI-HVS1, which may be an old metal-poor hypervelocity star of galactic center origin. The finding, based on the data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and ESA's Gaia satellite, was detailed in a research paper published April 23 on the arXiv pre-print server.
Originally published at Phys.org