Astronomers have just made a major breakthrough in understanding the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Using artificial intelligence and millions of distributed computing simulations, they've ...

Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts. The monster black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning at ...

The universe is big, weird, and filled with unexpected things. It’s the reason we send space probes to far reaches of our solar system and into deep space, it’s the reason we build telescopes, and ...

The Milky Way has millions of small black holes and one giant supermassive black hole at its center. But does the galaxy have any medium-sized black holes? New research suggests the answer is yes: ...

Hubble’s stunning view of NGC 4102 reveals a seemingly calm spiral galaxy hiding a quietly powerful supermassive black hole at its center. Wrapped in thick gas, the galaxy’s core glows softly across ...

The moment one galaxy spears another with a powerful beam of radiation shooting from its central black hole has been spotted in a distant galactic collision. It's the first time we've seen this kind ...

Small and unassuming, Segue 1 is a nearby dwarf galaxy containing only a handful of stars—too few to provide the gravity needed to keep itself from scattering into space. Like other dwarf galaxies, it ...