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  "id": 1961056,
  "title": "A record-breaking star could reveal how the Milky Way’s giant black hole spins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/a-record-breaking-star-could-reveal-how-the-milky-ways-giant-black",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science News",
    "slug": "science-news",
    "url": "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/record-breaking-star-black-hole-spin"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Fastest known Milky Way star offers new test of supermassive black hole's spin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/fastest-known-milky-way-star-offers-new-test-of-supermassive-black",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/telescope-spies-the-fastest-star-in-the-milky-way-zipping-around-a",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:01:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/telescope-spies-the-fastest-star-in-the-milky-way-zipping-around-a-1962493",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:01:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}