Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way's nearest neighbor
Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...
Neutrinos could tell us about the inside of the sun and establish density structure
Neutrinos generated through solar fusion reactions travel effortlessly through the sun's dense core. Each specific fusion ...
NASA discovers massive black hole equivalent to 36 billion suns, hidden in space
Interestingly, this sort of magnification, known as gravitational lensing, was first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1915.
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The Milky Way’s black hole is constantly bubbling
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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How to See This Month’s Stunning ‘Blood Moon,’ the First Total Lunar Eclipse Since 2022
On the night between March 13 and 14, skywatchers in North and South America—as well as parts of Europe, Africa and ...
Astronomers Just Found a Star System That Shouldn’t Exist Near a Supermassive Black Hole
A team of astronomers has found the first binary star system, D9, near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. Previously ...
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This New NASA Telescope Will Map The Universe in 102 Colors of Light. Here’s Why it’s a Big Deal
The $488-million mission is set to map the sky in 102 colors of light, probing cosmic inflation, galactic ices, and the history of the universe’s first light.
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'Cosmic Horseshoe' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detected
The "Cosmic Horseshoe" is an Einstein ring, a system made up of a foreground galaxy whose mass is so great, it warps the ...