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Two waves of massive stars running away from the young cluster R136
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08013-8 Bibcode: 2024Natur.634..809S

Sana, Hugues; Mahy, Laurent; Kaper, Lex +10 more

Massive stars are predominantly born in stellar associations or clusters1. Their radiation fields, stellar winds and supernovae strongly impact their local environment. In the first few million years of a cluster's life, massive stars are dynamically ejected and run away from the cluster at high speed2. However, the productio…

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