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
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- Star Feels Spin of Milky Way’s Black Hole Sky & Telescope · 7d ago
- Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy New Scientist · 7d ago
- A star moving at high speed could test the rotation of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way yourweather.co.uk · 7d ago
- Fastest star in the galaxy could unlock black hole secrets EarthSky · 7d ago
- The Fastest Star in the Milky Way Races Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole at 8% the Speed of Light zmescience.com · 7d ago
- This Star Orbits Our Galaxy's Heart at a Record-Breaking Speed—and Could Help Uncover Secrets About the Behemoth Black Hole There Smithsonian Magazine · 7d ago
- 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 Space Daily · 7d ago broke it first
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