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Scientists find the fastest star in our galaxy – and it is flying incredibly close to a black hole
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Scientists find the fastest star in our galaxy – and it is flying incredibly close to a black hole
Star comes so close to our black hole, Sagittarius A*, that it can feel the effect of its rotation
19 Aug, 15:10
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Fastest observed star set to reveal secrets of black hole at centre of our galaxy
A star hurtling around the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy at roughly 56 million mph has been identified as the fastest ever observed in the Milky Way.
Designated S301, the dim star — estimated at around one and a half times the mass of the Sun — is trapped in an extraordinarily tight orbit around Sagittarius A*, completing a full loop every 8.7 years.
At its nearest point, it passes closer to t…
20 Aug, 14:16