Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole
Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.
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Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.
We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.
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At the right point of the orbit and stellar cycle, the star's chromosphere brightens.
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The black hole accounts for over two-thirds the mass of the object it inhabits.
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