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  "id": 2004814,
  "title": "Newly-Discovered Star Could Finally Reveal Spin of Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/newly-discovered-star-could-finally-reveal-spin-of-our-galaxys",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:32:34.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/astronomy/s301-star-spin-sagittarius-a-15004.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/astronomers-detect-fastest-known-star-in-milky-way",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:00:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
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