Space.com · Space · 2026-08-19
Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second
Astronomers have found the fastest known star in the Milky Way, a faint object racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. The star is traveling more than 8% the speed of light. Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second
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