Urgent.News

600+ sources. One page. See who else covered it.

Editions

Science

Webb reveals oxygen-rich dust and water surviving near Milky Way's central black hole

Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation environment around…

Webb reveals oxygen-rich dust and water surviving near Milky Way's central black hole

We haven't written up this one. Phys.org has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Also reported by 1 other outlet

Read the original at phys.org →

More in Science

Analysis: Alito Made Up To $2.9 Million From Fossil Fuel Assets While Serving on Top Court

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9 million from his fossil fuel…

  • Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9 million from fossil fuel investments 2005-2024
  • At minimum, Alito earned $400,000 from oil and gas holdings since 2005
  • Court Accountability analysis questions Alito's impartiality in fossil fuel cases

More from Tuesday 11 August →