Astronomers have identified previously hidden celestial phenomena, including a novel class of elderly giants humorously termed “old smokers,” and even some nascent stars described as “squalling newborns.”

These enigmatic objects reside at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, maintaining a silent existence for decades, nearly fading into invisibility.

However, they can unpredictably release clouds of smoke, as per researchers.

This groundbreaking discovery emerged from a comprehensive survey of the night sky, monitoring close to a billion stars over a decade, Yahoo News reported.

Professor Philip Lucas, leading the research at the University of Hertfordshire, and his team also uncovered dozens of rarely observed protostars—recently born stars shrouded from visible light by extensive dust and gas within the Milky Way.

The use of infrared light allowed scientists to unveil these celestial entities for the first time.

Written by B.C. Begley