Extremely Large Telescope

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Fastest Known Star Orbits Milky Way's Black Hole in Under 9 Years

Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer have identified S301, a star orbiting Sagittarius A* at record speed, offering a new opportunity to test general relativity near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

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Possible Exomoon Candidate Challenges Definitions in Distant Star System

Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope have detected a moon-like object orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 system, raising questions about how to classify such bodies beyond our solar system

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