11 stars seen forming close to Milky Way's black hole
Astronomers using the Chile-based ALMA telescopes have spotted signs of eleven low-mass stars forming within three light-years to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Astronomers called the findings "genuinely surprising" as at this distance, it is believed that the black hole's gravitational pull should be strong enough to rip apart clouds of dust and gas before they can form stars.