This Star Is Racing Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole at 8% the Speed of Light

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Illustration of a Sunlike Star Passing a Supermassive Black HoleA fast-moving star near the Milky Way’s central black hole could test gravity under unusually extreme conditions. General relativity provides a remarkably precise description of gravity, but most everyday calculations do not require it. Newton’s law of universal gravitation is accurate enough to guide spacecraft across the solar system and describe the motion of most [...]
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