Astronomers have identified a star moving at extraordinary velocity. Its speed is roughly 100,000 times that of a commercial plane. This star completes an orbit in approximately 8.7 years, which is remarkably fast.

The star's orbit is also notable for being very close to a supermassive black hole. It manages to avoid falling into the black hole by harnessing its gravity to accelerate.

Further details about this discovery are available, including information about the telescope used to collect data on the star. The discovery was made by a team of researchers, including an astronomer from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics.