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05.12.08

Hypersonic Revelation

A star speeding through space at 1.6 million miles per hour suggests the first evidence of a massive black hole nearby

By Gregory Mone Posted 01.30.2008 at 4:24 pm 10 Comments

Hypervelocity Star: Photo by ESO

Astronomers have finally made sense of the mystery of a speeding star first discovered in 2005. The star, HE 0437-5439, is known as a hypervelocity star because, well, it’s fast.

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