Why the Milky Way’s Center Has Fewer Stars

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Why the Milky Way’s Center Has Fewer Stars
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that magnetic fields in Sagittarius C, near the Milky Way's center, shape its structure and inhibit star formation, explaining why this dense region contains fewer stars than expected despite abundant gas clouds.

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