Alternate Definitions for Runaway stars

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Term: Runaway stars
Definition:

A massive, young, and hot star that is moving quickly through space. Runaways are probably propelled through space from a binary star when its companion has exploded as a supernova, or ejected from a stellar cluster by the dynamical interactions in the system.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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