{
  "id": 585843,
  "title": "Webb reveals oxygen-rich dust and water surviving near Milky Way's central black hole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/webb-reveals-oxygen-rich-dust-and-water-surviving-near-milky-ways",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T17:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-webb-reveals-oxygen-rich-surviving.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "James Webb telescope just spotted the oldest, closest pair of black holes in the early universe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/james-webb-telescope-just-spotted-the-oldest-closest-pair-of-black",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:56:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}