A Third of Milky Way Stars have Changed Orbit

Researchers have created a new map of the Milky Way which shows that nearly a third of the stars have dramatically changed their orbits.

Quintuplet cluster

The discovery, by a team of scientists with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), brings a new understanding of how stars are formed, and how they travel throughout our galaxy.

“In our modern world, many people move far away from their birthplaces, sometimes halfway around the world,” said Michael Hayden, New Mexico State University (NMSU) astronomy graduate student and lead author of the new study.

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