Hypervelocity star drags fastest exoplanet through space at 1.2 million mph

a three-dimensional grid with curved lines stretching into space

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s super Neptune! But this Superman-mimicking planet is not blasting through space on its own. It is being dragged along by its parent star. NASA scientists have discovered what they suspect is the hypervelocity star racing through space with a Neptune-like planet in tow. The system … Read more