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Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole - Los Angeles Times

Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole Los Angeles TimesDiscovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A* NatureScientists have found the fastest star in our Galaxy. And it could tell them how fast our central black hole is spinning BBC Sky at Night MagazineAstronomers Found a Star Moving at 8.5% The Speed of Light – And It Could Prove Einstein Right (or Wrong) ScienceAlertAPOD: 2026 August 21 - Time-Lapse of the Star S301 Orbiting the Black Hole in the Center of the Galaxy NASA Science (.gov)

Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole Los Angeles TimesDiscovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A* NatureScientists have found the fastest star in our Galaxy. And it could tell them how fast our central black hole is spinning BBC Sky at Night MagazineAstronomers Found a Star Moving at 8.5% The Speed of Light – And It Could Prove Einstein Right (or Wrong) ScienceAlertAPOD: 2026 August 21 - Time-Lapse of the Star S301 Orbiting the Black Hole in the Center of the Galaxy NASA Science (.gov)

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