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ScienceDaily: Dark Matter News

ScienceDaily: Dark Matter News

Nearest bright 'hypervelocity star' found: Speeding at 1 million mph, it probes black hole and dark matter

Posted: 07 May 2014 06:30 AM PDT

Astronomers have discovered a "hypervelocity star" that is the closest, second-brightest and among the largest of 20 found so far. Speeding at more than 1 million mph, the star may provide clues about the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way and the halo of mysterious "dark matter" surrounding the galaxy, astronomers say.
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