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The last human expedition to the moon… so far

On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 achieved lunar landing. The sixth mission in the Apollo program to explore the lunar surface, Apollo 17, for now, is the last human expedition to the moon. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the success of the Apollo 17 mission…

The last human expedition to the moon… so far

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Fastest star in the Milky Way feels the rotation of our central black hole

The Milky Way’s massive black hole is rapidly rotating, and a star in an unprecedentedly close orbit could help measure its spin The post Fastest star in the Milky Way feels the rotation of our…

  • S301 is the fastest-known star in the Milky Way, orbiting Sagittarius A at 25,000 km/s.
  • S301 has a very short orbital period of 8.7 years, breaking the previous record of 12 years.

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