A team of astronomers has just detected the fastest star in the galaxy. Its anomalous speed has a more unsettling explanation: It orbits Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the mass of which is equivalent to four million times that of the sun. S301, as astronomers have named
WENDOVER, Utah — The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record Tuesday in a show of force for hydrogen power. British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, setting the record for
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Australian batsman Harris put in a stunning display to make the job easier. Surrey chase the seventh place Warwickshire finished at 180-5 in the Oval. Captain Bryony Smith got the hosts off to an excellent start in response by scoring what was the fastest half-century of the season so far when she reached 50 off