Astronomers Discover Fastest Known Star in the Milky Way : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
The star could help scientists measure Sagittarius A*’s spin and test Einstein’s theory of space-time within a decade, researchers said.
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A group of astronomers discovered the fastest star known so far in the Milky Way, which orbits at the speed of 25,000 kilometers per second around the supermassive black hole located in the center of our galaxy. This star, called S301 and detected from the Paranal observatory, in northern Chile, could allow ... Continue reading "It reaches 8% of the speed of light: they discover from Chile the fastest star of the Milky Way" The post It reaches 8…
It flies very close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole that reigns in the center of the Milky Way, to which it orbits, no more or less, than at about 25,000 km per second, 8% of the speed of light.Its name is S301 and has been discovered by an international team of astronomers thanks to the extraordinary visual acuity of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), located in the Chilean …
Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way, which revolves rapidly around the supermassive black hole in the center of the galaxy, reports The Guardian.
S301 orbits the black hole of the Milky Way narrower than any other known star. Researchers are reading from the web something that no one has ever been able to measure.
This Star Whips Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole Faster and Closer Than Any Other Known Star
At 15,500 miles per second, it’s the fastest planet or star ever observed by science, but its true value is how close it is to our galaxy’s supermassive black hole.
Astronomers Discover Fastest Known Star in the Milky Way : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Scientists have discovered S301, a star traveling at 8% of the speed of light around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Its orbit could help test Einstein’s theory of relativity and reveal how quickly Sagittarius A* rotates. The post Astronomers Discover Fastest Known Star in the Milky Way appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
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