Quasars, short for quasi-stellar objects, are one of the most powerful and luminous classes of objects in our Universe. A…
A new study describes how astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that suddenly "switched on" and became
The BlackHoleCam project, part of the Event Horizon Telescope consortium, will use the powerful EHT array to search for pulsars…
Astronomers recently shared a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy NGC 4395. This relatively diffuse…
The inner 600 light years of our galaxy is a maelstrom of cosmic radiation, turbulent swirling gas clouds, intense star…
Pictures of galaxies never cease to amaze, and astronomers are consistently coming up with new ones that provide a different…
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of…
A monster lurks at the heart of many galaxies – even our own Milky Way. This monster possesses the mass…
The heart of the Milky Way can be a mysterious place. A gigantic black hole resides there, and it's surrounded…
The center of the Milky Way is home to a giant black hole, but new research suggests that it isn't…