It never ceases to amaze me that we can track the orbits of stars around the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, 27 000 light-years away, with such accuracy.
One for the record books 🏅
Our Very Large Telescope Interferometer has discovered the fastest known star in our galaxy. Named S301, it orbits Sagittarius A* — the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way — reaching speeds of 25 000 kilometres per second, over 8% the speed of light.
📷 ESO/GRAVITY collaboration
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