New research suggests that the x-ray light coming from the Milky Way’s central black hole Sagittarius A* has changed ...

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

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space telescope shows that might not always have been the case.

We might be on track to hit a supermassive black hole a lot sooner than anyone expected. Tucked away inside the Large ...

Supermassive black holes are mysterious bodies. Now a new preprint study is shedding light on Sagittarius A* by studying what ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

"Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this." ...

"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures ...

A supermassive black hole is reawakening inside a distant galaxy cluster—and after almost 100 million years of slumber, ...

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea discovered “the clearest evidence yet that a supermassive black hole can ...

Sagittarius A* flickers every hour, making it a challenging target for telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The James Webb ...

Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to date, providing the clearest ...