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Scientists track fastest star in Milky Way
A team of astronomers has successfully observed a new star, named "S301," which orbits at a speed of approximately 25,000 kilometers per second around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. S301 is characterized by its very close orbital path to the black hole known as "Sagittarius A*," completing a full orbit in 8.7 years. Its proximity to the black hole is about 12 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. When it reaches its closest approach, its speed reaches 8% of the speed of light, surpassing aircraft speeds by roughly 100,000 times. This discovery provides an opportunity to study the properties of spacetime near the black hole and contributes to a direct test of Einstein's theory, especially as observations continue over the coming years.
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