Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole
The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how it warps the star’s orbit.
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4 sourcesThe Milky Way’s Fastest Star Could Expose Our Black Hole’s Spin
This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
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11 sourcesThe Fastest Star in the Milky Way Races Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole at 8% the Speed of Light
The Fastest Star on Record Has Been Found Hurtling Past Our Galaxy's Black Hole
Fastest known Milky Way star offers new test of supermassive black hole's spin
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2 developments- Aug 19A record-breaking star could reveal how the Milky Way’s giant black hole spins
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