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Milky Way’s fastest star spinning around black hole

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (407+ words) Published Aug 20, 2026, 11:14 PM Updated Aug 20, 2026, 11:20 PM PARIS – Astronomers have discovered the fastest star in the Milky Way zooming at 25,000 km a second around the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close…...