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NPR (Ari Daniel) - This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy

Researchers have identified a speed demon at the heart of the Milky Way. This fast-moving star may yield insights into the black hole parked at the center of our galaxy.

NYTIMES (Robin George Andrews) - New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof

A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.

NYTIMES (Becky Ferreira) - This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet

A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Melanie DaSilva) - Exploding meteor causes loud boom near Boston area, across New England

A loud boom was heard across Southern New England Saturday afternoon.

ABCNEWS - Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

The American Meteor Society said a boom heard by residents in multiple states Saturday afternoon was a 3-foot wide meteor entering the atmosphere near the Massachusetts and New Hampshire border

NYTIMES (Robin George Andrews) - A Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano

For a split second, a fireball outshone the rivers of molten lava flowing from the Philippines’ most active volcano.