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November 28, 2007: Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered one of the fastest stars ever seen. It's a "cosmic cannonball" that is challenging theories to explain its blistering speed.
see captionThe name of the star is RX J0822-4300. It's a neutron star created by the Puppis A supernova explosion about 3700 years ago. Three Chandra observations clearly show the neutron star moving away from the center of the blast. Speed: 3 million mph! At this rate, RX J0822-4300 is destined to escape the Milky Way just millions of years from now.
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...htm?list762767
Could this be a sign of a Type II civilization ?
Wonder if there are planet sized masses orbiting this thing ?
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Data suggest the explosion was lop-sided, kicking the neutron star in one direction and the debris from the explosion in the other.
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So a directed "Super Nova" blast - it would be a heck of a way to move a system.... cool.....
Kardashev scale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale