Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 19, 2026 · 303 words · By Associated Press

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Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole NEW YORK (AP) — A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

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The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second).

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Claim 1: “The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second).”

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The specific speed of 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second) is consistently reported across multiple independent news outlets including AP, The Guardian, and Tovima.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the nig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sagittarius A*, abbreviated as Sgr A* ( SADGE-AY-star), is the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. Viewed from Earth, it is located near the border of the constellations S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A*

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Milky Way is an American brand of malt-flavored milk chocolate-covered confectionery snacks manufactured and marketed by Mars Inc. since 1923. Created by Frank Mars, it was his first chocolate bar pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way_(chocolate_bar)

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Claim 2: “A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.”

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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources, including Phys and Flipboard, and is supported by the general context of Sagittarius A* provided by Wikipedia.

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