Fastest Star Ever Found in the Milky Way Is Racing Around Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
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Fastest Star Ever Found in the Milky Way Is Racing Around Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
The fastest known star in the Milky Way could give astronomers their first direct measurement of the spin of Sagittarius A*. Near the center of the Milky Way, a star is racing around Sagittarius A* at speeds reaching 25 000 km/s. Named S301, it is the fastest known star in our galaxy and passes closer [...]
Astronomers have identified star S301, the fastest known in the Milky Way, orbiting the central black hole, Sagittarius A*. With speeds reaching 25,000 km/s, S301 is closer to the black hole...
Scientists discover the fastest known star in the Milky Way galaxy
Scientists have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way, zipping around the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Studying how it moves could help them better understand the black hole's mysterious properties.
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