One of the Milky Way’s smallest galactic neighbours seems to have a supermassive black hole at its centre, upending ...

An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way's tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists ...

It is no secret that at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, lies a supermassive black hole better known as Sagittarius A ...

Small and unassuming, Segue 1 is a nearby dwarf galaxy containing only a handful of stars—too few to provide the gravity ...

Centuries before anyone pointed a telescope at the sky, Isaac Newton figured out how gravity works. He showed that any object ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C ...

The annotated artist's concept illustrates the new view of the Milky Way. The galaxy's two major arms (Scutum-Centaurus and ...

This is your rundown on the latest breaking news in space. We’ve got updates on everything from auroras to black holes, plus ...

Astronomical observations have revealed an extraordinary discovery that challenges our understanding of cosmic evolution.

For the first time, scientists have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

Two recently observed black hole mergers, occurring just weeks apart in late 2024, have opened an extraordinary new window ...