Star Caught Circling Black Hole at Record-Breaking Speed

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Astronomers have spotted a star in our galaxy that races around a black hole at a breakneck speed, orbiting once every 2.4 hours, scientists say.

The black hole in the spinning duo is known as MAXI J1659-152 and is at least three times more massive than the sun. The star, meanwhile, is a red dwarf with a mass just one-fifth that of the sun and is just 620,000 miles (1 million kilometers) from the black hole, according to the European Space Agency, which announced the discovery on Tuesday (March 19).

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[NYC_SKP]

1. I'll put my money on the 3X more massive than the sun Black Hole over the sad little 1/5 mass drawf.

This can only have one outcome.

Be well, little red dwarf!

[annabanana]

2. Uber "circling the drain".

or maybe ur

[longship]

3. Gurgle-lurgle-lurgle-lurgle...

Galook!

All gone.

[grump3r]

4. Rimmer

Arnold Rimmer must be the cause of this.

[nolabear]

5. Lindsay Lohan?

[lastlib]

6. Nah, the cops would've caught her by now......

...and revoked her probation for going that fast.

It might be the paparazzi chasing her.......

[AtheistCrusader]

7. Going in circles? Name it 'NASCAR'.

[Thor_MN]

8. Good choice, because now the only point is to watch for a crash