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Fastest known star orbits the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy

Fastest known star orbits the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy

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Researchers have discovered the fastest known star, which travels around a black hole and reaches speeds of around 8,000 kilometres per second. The star, named S4716, orbits Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. It comes as close to 100 astronomical units (AU) to the black hole. One […]

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Fastest growing black hole discovered, consumes equivalent of one Earth each second

Fastest growing black hole discovered, consumes equivalent of one Earth each second

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Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the fastest-growing black hole ever spotted in space. The new black hole is reportedly growing so fast that it consumes the equivalent of one Earth each second. The discovery was made by Astronomers from the Australian National University (ANU), who describe it as a “very large, unexpected needle […]

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