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Astronomers Discover S301, Fastest Star Orbiting Milky Way's Black Hole

The discovery of star S301, racing around Sagittarius A* at 25,000 kilometers per second, gives scientists a unique chance to study the black hole's spin and put Einstein's relativity to the test.

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Fastest known star found orbiting Milky Way's black hole

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Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

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Scoperta la stella più veloce della Via Lattea, sfreccia a 25mila km al secondo

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Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy

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