{
  "id": 1969467,
  "title": "Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/astronomers-detect-fastest-known-star-in-milky-way",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T16:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/19/astronomers-detect-fastest-known-star-in-milky-way-s301"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Star’s extreme proximity to Sagittarius A* means it could open new window onto black hole’s fundamental properties Astronomers have detected the fastest known star in the Milky Way, hurtling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy. The star, called S301, travels at around 25,000km per second, 100,000 times faster than a commercial plane. It is also the closest known star to…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Astronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy's monster black hole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/astronomers-spot-the-closest-fastest-star-ever-seen-orbiting-our",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/this-high-speed-star-is-whipping-around-the-black-hole-in-the-middle",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:38:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ScienceAlert",
        "title": "The Fastest Star on Record Has Been Found Hurtling Past Our Galaxy's Black Hole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/the-fastest-star-on-record-has-been-found-hurtling-past-our-galaxys",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}