{
  "id": 1997290,
  "title": "The Fastest Star in the Milky Way Will Test Relativity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/the-fastest-star-in-the-milky-way-will-test-relativity",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:30:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-fastest-star-in-the-milky-way-will-test-relativity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Astronomers have discovered another S star, the population of stars that orbits the Milky Way's SMBH. This one is the fastest of them all, and also comes closest to the SMBH. It will let astronomers test relativity, especially the Lense-Thirring effect.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}