Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them can offer a rare glimpse into how stars can endure — at least briefly — the ...

But the newfound duo, dubbed D9, suggests that some stellar pairs can, in fact, hang on near a black hole, if only for a short while. Astronomers estimate the stars are about 2.7 million years old ...