{
  "id": 1790458,
  "title": "Even Near a Supermassive Black Hole, Stars Enrich the Interstellar Medium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/even-near-a-supermassive-black-hole-stars-enrich-the-interstellar",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:03:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/even-near-a-supermassive-black-hole-stars-enrich-the-interstellar-medium"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Astronomers know that evolved AGB stars shed their outer layers, contributing to the makeup of the interstellar medium. But new JWST observations show this can happen even near a supermassive black hole, where powerful radiation could obliterate molecules.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}