It’s not the years…it’s the mileage 🤠 Scientists studying the origins of our galaxy can sometimes feel like they are cosmic archeologists, uncovering the building blocks of our galaxy’s earliest days. One way astronomers can get a better sense of the foundations of our solar system is by observing ancient stellar relics like white dwarf stars, the immensely dense remnants of once-massive stars. NASAHubble captured a collection of these galactic monuments 26,000 light-years from Earth. These primordial remains are from stars that formed quickly, at least on a cosmic timescale, in less than 2 billion years. Since we know the location of these white dwarf stars, we can tell how fast and far they move compared to the rest of our galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Calamida and K. Sahu, and the SWEEPS Science Team #FlashingLights #Stars #Hubble #Universe #Whoa #NASA #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #Starlight