Star-orbits (VIDEO)

Johns Hopkins University

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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.

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Kevin Schlaufman/JHU

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