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A star has been spotted shooting away from the heart of our galaxy at around 500 kilometres per second, giving astronomers ...

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...

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The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

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Scientists have uncovered “Quipu,” the largest known galactic structure, stretching 1.4 billion light-years. This discovery ...

Learn about NASA's SPHEREx mission, which will launch on March 4, 2025 to study the universe's early history and search the ...

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...

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The research team has created a 3D map of the planet’s atmosphere ... at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy appears to be having a party. Using JWST’s Near-Infrared Camera to observe the ...