"Unveiling the Epic Odyssey: A 10-billion-year Trek to a Distant Black Hole"

A new study reveals that a star located near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy originated from outside the galaxy, marking the first time an extragalactic star has been found in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole. The star, known as S0-6, is estimated to be 10 billion years old and has a chemical composition similar to stars found in small galaxies outside the Milky Way. Researchers suggest that S0-6 was likely born in a now extinct small galaxy that was absorbed by the Milky Way, providing observational evidence that some stars near supermassive black holes formed outside their host galaxies.