18 Million Miles per Hour: Star With the Shortest Orbital Period Around Black Hole Discovered - SciTechDaily

A newly discovered star only takes four years to travel around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way. Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star, which travels around a black hole in record time. The star, S4716, orbits Sagittarius A*, the bla…

ByUniversity of CologneJuly 7, 2022 Artists illustration of a black hole. A star was discovered zipping around the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, at an astonishing speed of 8… [+3477 chars]

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