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Can Dust and Water Survive Near the Milky Way’s Black Hole? Webb Finds They Can
Yes. New James Webb Space Telescope observations show that silicate dust and water can form or survive in the envelope of an ageing star only about 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. The finding comes from a detailed infrared study of IRS 3, one of…