A newly found star circles the Milky Way's central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri
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"A newly found star circles the Milky Way's central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 8 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Scientific American, Sky & Telescope, New Scientist and yourweather.co.uk. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (8)
- This star has the strangest sky in the galaxy Scientific American · 53d ago
- Star Feels Spin of Milky Way’s Black Hole Sky & Telescope · 53d ago
- Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy New Scientist · 53d ago
- A star moving at high speed could test the rotation of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way yourweather.co.uk · 53d ago
- Fastest star in the galaxy could unlock black hole secrets EarthSky · 53d ago
- The Fastest Star in the Milky Way Races Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole at 8% the Speed of Light zmescience.com · 53d ago
- This Star Orbits Our Galaxy's Heart at a Record-Breaking Speed—and Could Help Uncover Secrets About the Behemoth Black Hole There Smithsonian Magazine · 53d ago
- A newly found star circles the Milky Way's central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri Space Daily · 53d ago
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