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

There is a lot we have yet to understand about the center of the Milky Way—could it be due to a mass of invisible dark matter?

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Telescope have discovered an "exhaust vent attached to a “chimney” of hot gas blowing ...

At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide the deepest-ever view of this ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...

There's no denying that something massive lurks at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, but a new study asks whether a supermassive black hole is the only possible explanation. All measurements taken of ...

At the center of our galaxy, something incredibly heavy is pulling the strings. Stars ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Along with summer comes the peak time for viewing the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way. But if you want to see the dense area of ...

Astronomers evaluate how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory can detect and localize the next Milky Way core-collapse supernova using neutrino alerts and optical surveys.

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...

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The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s ...