galactic center
Best Image Ever Taken of Stars Buzzing Around the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
The GRAVITY collaboration just released the clearest images ever of the stars that orbit the supermassive black hole in the…
What’s Causing the Mysterious Radio Waves Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?
The center of the Milky Way is a mysterious place. Astronomers think there's a supermassive black hole there, though it…
New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of…
Is Dark Matter Responsible for Extra Gamma Rays Coming From the Center of the Milky Way?
For years astronomers have puzzled over a strange excess of gamma rays coming from the galactic center. Annihilating dark matter…
7% of the Stars in the Milky Way’s Center Came From a Single Globular Cluster That Got Too Close and Was Broken Up
The heart of the Milky Way can be a mysterious place. A gigantic black hole resides there, and it's surrounded…
More Mysterious Space Blobs Have Been Found Near the Center of the Milky Way
Scientists have found six objects near the center of our galaxy that orbit Sagittarius A. These objects appear to be…
There are Strange Objects Near the Center of the Galaxy. They Look Like Gas, but Behave Like Stars
Using 12 years of data from the W.M. Keck Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered mystery objects near the center…
Distance & Speed Of Sun’s Orbit Around Galactic Centre Measured
Using the initial data released by the Gaia observatory, a team of Canadian astrophysicists have produced refined estimates on the…
One of the Milky Way’s Arms Might Encircle the Entire Galaxy
Given that our Solar System sits inside the Milky Way Galaxy, getting a clear picture of what it looks like…
Where Have All the Pulsars Gone? The Mystery at the Center of Our Galaxy
The galactic center is a happening place, with lots of gas, dust, stars, and surprising binary stars orbiting a supermassive black…