Twin Stars Spotted Orbiting Near Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have observed a binary star system orbiting near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), published Tuesday in Nature ...
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Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in the Way galaxy
Scientists know stars can form near and even orbit these black hole behemoths, but they’ve never seen a pair of stars survive ...
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This Supermassive Black Hole Shot Out a Jet of Energy Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before
A gamma-ray flare from a black hole 6.5 billion times the Sun’s mass leaves scientists stunned.
SoCal stargazers, mark your calendars for top astronomical events of 2025
Next year's events that are visible to Californians include a rare peek at Mercury; Venus and Jupiter cozying up; and a total ...
Event Horizon Telescope: Moving towards a close-up of a black hole and its jets
After taking the first images of black holes, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is poised to reveal how black holes launch ...
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Astronomers discover 1st binary stars orbiting supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
"Black holes are not as destructive as we thought. It seems plausible that the detection of planets in the galactic center is ...