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

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ground-based observations at this wavelength." When you purchase through ...

AI has helped astronomers crack open some of the universe s best-kept secrets by analyzing massive datasets about black holes. Using over 12 million simulations powered by high-throughput computing, ...

A near-infrared view of the stars near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: ESO / S. Gillessen et al. Astronomers suspect the giant black hole at the heart of the Milky Way may have collided ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

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New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite galaxies—up to 100 more than we currently know. These elusive "orphan" galaxies have ...

A new study shows how Milky Way chemical tracks emerge from shifting star formation and gas supply, reshaping ideas about the ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe flares from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, in a new light. The new modelling of these ...