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Newly-Discovered Star Could Finally Reveal Spin of Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole

Astronomers have spotted a faint, previously unknown star whipping around Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, on the tightest and most extreme orbit ever recorded. The post Newly-Discovered Star Could Finally Reveal Spin of Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .

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Newly-Discovered Star Could Finally Reveal Spin of Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole

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Astronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy's monster black hole livescience.com
Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way theguardian.com
This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy npr.org
The Fastest Star on Record Has Been Found Hurtling Past Our Galaxy's Black Hole sciencealert.com

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