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Water and Dust Found Surviving near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

Using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found that IRS 3 is still forging silicate dust and harboring water molecules despite the Galaxy’s most extreme radiation environment. The post Water and Dust Found Surviving near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .

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