Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in our galaxy, the Milky Way, orbiting the black hole at its center. The star, named S301, was detected with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO's VLTI) and reaches speeds of 25,000 km/s (15,500 miles per...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fastest-milky-star-supermassive-black.html)

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