The Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* — our ...

Confirming a pulsar star would enable unprecedented tests of General Relativity. Such a discovery would revolutionize physics ...

Supermassive black holes can be very bright if they are actively eating, usually a brightness that stays there for a very ...

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at around 68 kilometres per second, just over double Earth&rsquo ...

A supermassive black hole is on track to produce the longest recorded emission of energy left over from a shredded star.

The discovery comes from observations of a galaxy called IRAS 07251–0248, classified as an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy. These galaxies shine intensely in infrared light because their central ...

Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to ...

This summary covers significant events in science and economy, including a black hole's unusual behavior, a new AI method for identifying dinosaur footprints, Gemini's layoffs and strategic changes, ...

Long-held assumptions about what lies at the center of the Milky Way could be incorrect, as new international research ...

CSIC-INTA and using modelling techniques developed at the University of Oxford, has uncovered an unprecedented richness of small organic molecules in the deeply obscured nucleus of a nearby galaxy, ...

A supermassive black hole with a case of cosmic indigestion has been burping out the remains of a shredded star for four ...

Defying cosmic norms, a black hole has been brightening for 3 years after destroying a star. Scientists offer two different ...