Meanwhile, near Sagittarius A*…

Dust and water spotted close to giant black hole esa.int

Water and dust are forming and surviving within a few light-years of the four-million-solar-mass black hole at the center of the Milky Way. JWST found the evolved star IRS 3 still seeding its surroundings with fresh material despite radiation that should strip such chemistry apart. The region astronomers assumed was sterile turns out to be quietly manufacturing the ingredients of planets.