New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Scientists are observing the behavior of a supermassive black hole that is ...
Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to ...
Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its center but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark ...
Imagine a jet of energy so powerful that it makes even Star Wars’ Death Star look tiny. That’s reportedly what astronomers ...
There's no denying that something massive lurks at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, but a new study asks whether a ...
Astronomers overwhelmingly agree a supermassive black hole anchors the Milky Way. But a new theoretical analysis explores a far more speculative possibility: not a black hole, but a dense knot of dark ...
A black hole at the centre of a galaxy 665 million light years away is continuing to emit a jet of matter six years after ...
XRISM measurements map gas velocities in the Perseus and Virgo clusters, separating black hole-driven turbulence from merger-driven motion using high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy.
The second reason is simple: location, location, location! The millisecond pulsar appears to be near Sagittarius A*, the ...