The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

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The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole
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S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.

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