Israelis find origins of hypervelocity white dwarf stars | The Jerusalem Post
The white dwarfs reach speeds of almost 4x needed to escape the Milky Way’s gravitational pull.
Illustration showing the remnant of a star being ejected at tremendous speed into space from the site of a supernova explosion caused by the interaction between a pair of white dwarfs.(photo credit: TECHNION SPOKESPERSON’S OFFICE)ByESTHER DAVIS
