Sagittarius A*
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…
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…
Fastest Star Ever Seen is Moving at 8% the Speed of Light
A star orbiting the black hole in the center of our galaxy is moving so fast it can only be…
There are powerful magnetic fields at the core of the Milky Way, driven by the supermassive black hole
The center of the Milky Way is home to a giant black hole, but new research suggests that it isn't…
About 3.5 Million Years Ago, a Stream of Gas Outside the Milky Way Would Have Lit Up the Night Sky
It's a truism to point out that modern humans have only been around for the blink of an eye, relative…
A Star is Orbiting the Milky Way’s Black Hole and Moving Exactly How Einstein Predicted it Should
After almost 30 years of observing a star that orbits the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy,…
SETI Researchers Release Petabytes of Data in the Search For Aliens
Breakthrough Listen, the most extensive SETI survey in history, has just made its second release of data, and its once…
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…
Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as Bright for a Few Hours
Even though the black hole at the center of the Milky Way is a monster, it's still rather quiet. Called…
There’s a Ring of Cool Gas Wrapped Around the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
There's a lot going on at the center of our galaxy. A supermassive black hole named Sagittarius A-Star resides there,…