The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way has long looked quiet, a dim and seemingly dormant presence compared with the blazing monsters in distant galaxies. New X-ray observations ...

Astronomers have chased hypervelocity stars for more than a century. These rare objects move so fast that the Milky Way ...

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space ...

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this strange place holds thousands of newborn stars, huge clouds of gas, and ...

A mysterious alignment of stellar "ghosts" from dead stars haunts the heart of the Milky Way, and scientists may finally know why. Astronomers know a great deal about planetary nebulas, but an ...

New results indicate that star formation in our galaxy radiated out from its core as young stars drifted apart. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

“Now we know more precisely where to look for Galactic neutrinos. Our results show that most neutrinos are produced in stars ...

In the early 1980s, astronomers discovered gigantic, one-dimensional filaments dangling vertically near Sagittarius A*, our galaxy's central supermassive black hole. Now, astronomers have discovered a ...

Every new generation of eyes sees a new version of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This Impressionistic swirl of color represents the churning magnetic fields in giant dust clouds near the center of the ...

As galaxies go, our Milky Way is pretty quiet. Active galaxies have cores that glow brightly, powered by supermassive black holes swallowing material, and often spit twin jets in opposite directions.

(THE CONVERSATION/AP) - On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris ...