A supermassive black hole lurks at the center of our galaxy, but we've never seen it. We know it's there, and that ...

Sarah Fecht at 11:22 AM Apr 7 2017

Telescopes have captured black hole flares in the past, but what causes the flares has been a mystery. Now, NASA ...

Lindsey Kratochwill at 10:07 AM Oct 28 2015

The center of our galaxy is filled with a dense and eclectic mix of stellar objects. From burnt-out white dwarfs and ...

Loren Grush at 10:05 AM Apr 30 2015

At the center of any massive galaxy, you'll most likely find one daunting portion of space-time: a supermassive ...

Loren Grush at 07:18 AM Feb 23 2015
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Astronomers expect a mysterious gas cloud to cross paths with the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy in ...

Francie Diep at 03:00 AM Jan 14 2014
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Later this year, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way will dine on a small passing cloud of ...

Rebecca Boyle at 07:30 AM May 8 2013

With black holes still being something of a mysterious entity in cosmos, scientists are looking forward to a rare ...

Nick Gilbert at 17:30 PM Jul 3 2012
 
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