Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, such as explosive supernovae or ridiculously ...

Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way's tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists ...

The Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* — our ...

By Leah CraneA nearby galaxy once thought to be dominated by dark matter seems to have a surprise supermassive black hole at ...

A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a supermassive black hole.

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.

It is no secret that at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, lies a supermassive black hole better known as Sagittarius A ...

Event Horizon Telescope data reveal the magnetic field around M87* shifted, weakened and then flipped, defying theoretical expectations.

The center of the Milky Way twinkles in microwave radiation, seen in new data obtained by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. This study could help ...

A near-infrared view of the stars near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: ESO / S. Gillessen et al. Astronomers suspect the giant black hole at the heart of the Milky Way may have collided ...