Science Discovers Stars efying gravity pull of Milky Way's supermassive black hole, no one knows why

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or the Alma telescope, the researchers spotted signs of as many as 11 low-mass stars forming near supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, according to a release from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

These early-stage stars or protostars are nearly 6,000 years old and are in the formative stage – a phase in which they are no more a dense cloud of dust and gas but are yet to transform into a shining, young star.

Extremely turbulent environments and intense radiation from black holes like this are capable of disrupting the star formation process.

However, the presence of these protostars suggests that the conditions required for star formation may exist even in some of the hostile regions of our galaxy and universe.

"This is a genuinely surprising result and one that demonstrates just how robust star formation can be, even in the most unlikely of places." Though it is still unclear how these stars are forming, astronomers speculate that outside forces like high-velocity gas clouds or jets from the black hole itself could have helped in overcoming the violent nature of the region and triggering the star formation.

UCJ, UNILORIN.