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Dust and Water in Sagittarius A*
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F. Yusef-Zadeh, N. B. Sabha, C. Chan
A brilliant concentration of stars takes center stage in this Aug. 11, 2026, image taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Webb observed IRS 3, a star near the end of its life cycle, located within this starfield. Webb's mid-infrared data revealed the clear signature of oxygen-rich silicate dust, as well as, for the first time, water, in its surrounding dust envelope.
Read more about this discovery.
Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F. Yusef-Zadeh, N. B. Sabha, C. Chan
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