- Astronomers observe star speeding close to the massive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way for the first time. It was accelerated to a speed of 8,000 km/s, or 2.7% of the speed of light, causing it to be subject to effects predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/26/star-spotted-speeding-near-milky-way-black-hole-for-first-time 5 comments science
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