![This image made available by NASA shows the runaway star Kappa Cassiopeiae, or HD 2905, center, and its bow shock formed when the magnetic fields and wind of particles flowing off the This image made available by NASA shows the runaway star Kappa Cassiopeiae, or HD 2905, center, and its bow shock formed when the magnetic fields and wind of particles flowing off the](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2nrb5ta/this-image-made-available-by-nasa-shows-the-runaway-star-kappa-cassiopeiae-or-hd-2905-center-and-its-bow-shock-formed-when-the-magnetic-fields-and-wind-of-particles-flowing-off-the-star-collide-with-the-diffuse-and-usually-invisible-gas-and-dust-that-fill-the-space-between-stars-as-it-travels-it-was-captured-by-the-spitzer-space-telescope-the-wave-is-about-4-light-years-ahead-of-kappa-cassiopeiae-about-the-same-distance-that-earth-is-from-proxima-centauri-the-nearest-star-beyond-the-sun-nasajpl-caltech-via-ap-2nrb5ta.jpg)
This image made available by NASA shows the runaway star Kappa Cassiopeiae, or HD 2905, center, and its bow shock formed when the magnetic fields and wind of particles flowing off the
![The bright star Alpha Centauri and its surroundings – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System The bright star Alpha Centauri and its surroundings – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System](https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBZ2tMIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c6e9b1b0869a36b81beb065500191700f1afcfb3/eso1241ew.jpeg)
The bright star Alpha Centauri and its surroundings – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
![Roguish runaway stars can have a big impact on their surroundings as they plunge through the Milky Way galaxy. Their high-speed encounters shock the galaxy, creating arcs, as seen in this newly Roguish runaway stars can have a big impact on their surroundings as they plunge through the Milky Way galaxy. Their high-speed encounters shock the galaxy, creating arcs, as seen in this newly](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KRGHE0/roguish-runaway-stars-can-have-a-big-impact-on-their-surroundings-KRGHE0.jpg)