8,000 kilometers per second: Star with the shortest orbital period around black hole discovered - Phys.org
7/5/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Science X staff
by Science X staff
Researchers at the University of Cologne and Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic) have discovered the fastest known star, which travels around a black hole in record time. The star, S4716, orbits Sagittarius A*, the black hole in the center of our Milk…
Researchers at the University of Cologne and Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic) have discovered the fastest known star, which travels around a black hole in record time. The star, S4716, orb… [+2727 chars]
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