A newly found star circles the Milky Way's central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri
📍 Aftermath
The coverage in early September highlighted a newly discovered star that orbits the Milky Way’s central black hole every 8.7 years, reaching speeds of about 8 percent of light and passing within 25,000 km s⁻¹ of the black hole. Since then the story has quieted without a definitive conclusion on measurements or further observations.
Epilogue added 22d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
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"A newly found star circles the Milky Way's central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Science sector, tracked across 7 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
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