Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists discovered that the Milky Way 's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), is constantly streaming out flares without respite.

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The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...

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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, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

NASA telescope gets most detailed glimpse of Milky Way's supermassive black hole.Source: Northwestern University ...