{
  "id": 547030,
  "title": "Dust and water spotted close to giant black hole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/dust-and-water-spotted-close-to-giant-black-hole",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ESA Space Science",
    "slug": "esa-space-science",
    "url": "https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Dust_and_water_spotted_close_to_giant_black_hole"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope , an international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our 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…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}