One of the most massive black holes in the universe lurks at the center of the Cosmic Horseshoe
In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...
Astronomers Spot ‘Fireworks’ Display Near Milky Way’s Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted displays of flashing lights and “fireworks” near a supermassive black hole at the center of the ...
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James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...
Astronomy: Black hole in satellite galaxy hurls stars into Milky Way
At the edge of the Milky Way, there are a surprising number of hyper-fast stars that originate from outside. They apparently ...
Deadly black hole, 6 lakh times heavier than the sun, heading for Milky Way: Scientists warn
A supermassive black hole, six lakh times the mass of the Sun, is moving towards the Milky Way from the Large Magellanic ...
Webb telescope finds Milky Way black hole never stops strobing light
A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material ...
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The Milky Way's Enormous Black Hole
Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration" according to the European Southern Observatory. The ...
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Milky Way's Massive Black Hole Spaghettified Filament Of Gas
A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...
Webb telescope spies the Milky Way’s black hole constantly ‘bubbling’ with light
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the ...
Light flares seen coming from inside of Milky Way’s black hole
(CNN) - Astronomers say they have spotted a dazzling light show from the Milky Way’s black hole. The astronomers spotted the ...
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Flickers and flares: Milky Way's central black hole constantly bubbles with light
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party -- and it is weird, wild and wonderful. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a Northwestern ...