The James Webb Telescope detects water and dust on a giant star near the Milky Way's black hole

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified a celestial object, designated MoM-BH-1, located near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way. The observations revealed the presence of water and dust surrounding a giant star in an environment previously considered too extreme for the survival of complex matter due to intense radiation and gravitational forces.

The scientific team interprets this discovery as a potential new class of cosmic source, which they have categorized as a black hole star. This finding provides new data on how matter persists and interacts within the volatile conditions surrounding the galactic center.