Fastest-known star zooms under Milky Way black hole's influence
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- Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 21 Aug, 19:23URL changed
The headline, as it mutated - 3 wordings
- 19 Aug, 11:38This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy6 outlets
- 19 Aug, 20:04Otkrivena najbrža zvijezda u Mliječnoj stazi: Juri 25.000 kilometara u sekundi2 outlets
- 20 Aug, 12:52Des scientifiques découvrent l’étoile la plus rapide de notre galaxie2 outlets
- and 8 one-off wordings
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Wed, 19 August 2026
10 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)15:00first to report
S301 rast mit 25.000 Kilometern pro Sekunde durchs All. Bald könnte er dem schwarzen Loch im Zentrum der Milchstraße so nahe kommen, dass Forschende dessen Rotation erstmals direkt messen könnten.
- ČT24 (Czechia)15:01
Astronomové objevili nejrychlejší známou hvězdu v naší galaxii, Mléčné dráze, která obíhá kolem černé díry v jejím středu. Hvězda, která dostala jméno S301, obíhá svou černou díru o hmotnosti čtyř milionů Sluncí rychlostí 25 tisíc kilometrů za sekundu. Navíc se k ní přibližuje víc než jakákoli jiná dosud pozorovaná hvězda, a to tak blízko, že pociťuje účinky rotace černé díry.
- Channel News Asia15:03
- NPR News15:38
Researchers have identified a speed demon at the heart of the Milky Way. This fast-moving star may yield insights into the black hole parked at the center of our galaxy.
4 reprints
- houstonpublicmedia.org19 Aug, 11:38their copy
- kenw.org19 Aug, 15:38their copy
- wmra.org19 Aug, 15:38their copy
- southcarolinapublicradio.org19 Aug, 15:38their copy
- Google News - Top Stories15:38
This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy NPR Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way The Guardian Discovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A* Nature Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole AP News A star spinning at 15,000 miles per second tests Einstein theory of relativity popsci.com
- Google News - Top Stories15:56
Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way’s central black hole Ars Technica This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy NPR Discovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A* Nature Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way The Guardian Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole AP News
- thenews.com.pk17:04
Scientists in a major breakthrough have discovered the fastest-known star in a zoom-whirl orbit near the galactic core and which may help determine black hole’s rotational velocity. The star...
- Google News - Top Stories19:11
Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way The Guardian This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy NPR Discovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A* Nature Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole AP News A star spinning at 15,000 miles per second tests Einstein theory of relativity Popular Science
- tportal (Croatia)20:04
Astronomi su otkrili najbržu poznatu zvijezdu u Mliječnoj stazi. Nazvana S301, nevjerojatnom brzinom kruži oko supermasivne crne rupe Sagittarius A u središtu naše galaksije, a znanstvenicima bi mogla omogućiti dosad najizravnije mjerenje njezine rotacije i novi test Einsteinove teorije relativnosti.
- Google News - Top Stories21:58
Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second Space This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy NPR Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way The Guardian Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole AP News Discovery of a star sensitive to the spin of Sagittarius A* Nature
Thu, 20 August 2026
3 reports- Le Monde (France)12:52
Baptisée S301, elle pourrait permettre d’ici une dizaine d’années de mesurer directement la rotation du trou noir et de tester la théorie de la relativité générale d’Einstein.
- Index.hr (Croatia)14:30
ZVIJEZDA juri oko supermasivne crne rupe u središtu naše galaktike.
- Libération (France)15:04
Lors de son passage le plus proche du trou noir, l’étoile «S301» se déplace à environ 25 000 kilomètres par seconde, soit 100 000 fois plus vite qu’un avion de ligne.
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- ANSA (Italy)08:10
Orbita attorno al gigantesco buco nero al centro della galassia