Back in 1971, a couple of British astronomers predicted the existence of a black hole at the center of our galaxy ... with the Milky Way. Of course, more evidence will be needed to confirm the ...

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...

A hidden giant may be on a slow journey towards our galaxy ... a black hole interacts with two stars, flinging one away at high speed. Researchers analysed 21 such stars in the Milky Way's ...

The telescope’s size let it make images of very faint objects, and its high-quality ... moving away from the Milky Way. Hubble’s results suggested the farther away a galaxy was, the faster ...

when researchers precisely measured the motions of many stars within the Andromeda Galaxy and found that these stars were approaching the Milky Way. Presently, the two galaxies are moving toward ...

This fascinating region lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. A Star-Forming Marvel in the Universe The Tarantula Nebula is known for its active star formation.

Both also reside in an outer part of the Milky Way galaxy. They note that either or both could be dense clouds of gas or a type of star that has not been seen before. The latter possibility seems ...

In some cases, the black ... galaxy find is extraordinary. The plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light-years from end to end – over 32 times the size of the Milky Way.