JWST captured this dazzling display of flaring activity from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way.
Between spotting galaxies that shouldn't exist, capturing the interstellar medium with unprecedented clarity, and identifying ...
The supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy, Sagittarius A*, constantly emits flares like fireworks.
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.
Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby ...
"Even today, our understanding of star formation is still developing; comprehending how stars formed in the earlier universe is even more challenging." ...
Explore the astonishing findings from the Webb Telescope on the restless black hole Sagittarius A* at the Milky Way's center.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured the ​​colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and ...
Also called molecular clouds, they can be massive, spanning hundreds of light-years and forming thousands of stars.
The Einstein Probe was launched in January 2024 to study the high-energy universe, and among its instruments is its ...
Sgr A* possesses roughly 4 million times the mass of our sun and is located about 26,000 light-years from Earth. A light-year ...
Astronomer Yusef-Zadeh explained that flares are expected in all supermassive black holes, but Sagittarius A is unique.