The researchers estimate the newfound stars ignited just 2.7 million years ago and will eventually succumb to the black hole's gravity, merging into a single star within a million years.

This image indicates the location of the newly discovered binary star D9, which is orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It is the first star pair ever ...

Binary star found near our galaxy's supermassive black hole. ScienceDaily . Retrieved December 31, 2024 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241217130904.htm ...

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, confirming a hypothesis made by happenstance nearly a century ago ...

Astronomers have observed a binary star system orbiting near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), published Tuesday in ...