A picture shows a star near the region where the Sagittarius  A* black hole should be. The picture looks like yellow blobs on a dark background, two circles highlight the location of the star and the black hole.
A star called S0-6 (circled in blue), was found near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, circled in green) at the center of the Milky Way.
  • A star positioned near the center of the Milky Way seems to have come from outside of our galaxy. 
  • The interloper is thought to have traveled from a galaxy that has since disappeared. 
  • The star, called S0-6, could have traveled 50,000 light years to reach the Milky Way's black hole. 

Scientists have spotted a star near the center of the Milky Way that shouldn't be there.