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Researchers made a fascinating discovery at the heart of our galaxy: "strange filaments" driving a cycle of gas emissions and replenishment.

Scientists Detect “Strange Filaments” at the Heart of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up star systems.

Scientists Intrigued by “Star Grinder” Pulverizing Entire Star Systems in Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers captured the black hole at the center of the Milky Way in polarized light and its surrounding magnetic fields for the first time.

Scientists Capture Amazing Image of Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

A strange cloud of dust and gas is slowly being sucked into the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, an extreme rendezvous of epic proportions that we've closely been following for at least 20 Earth years.

Large, Mysterious Object Getting Sucked Into Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope initiative have shown off the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy.

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Scientists Release Image of Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

The Event Horizon Telescope project, which brought us the first-ever image of a black hole back in 2019, is back for its latest announcement this month.

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The Black Hole Telescope Scientists Are Hyping Something Huge

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Chinese researchers have discovered a mysterious barrier stopping cosmic rays from penetrating through to the center of the Milky Way.

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Scientists Surprised by Mysterious Barrier at the Core of our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

American astronomer Andrea Ghez just won this year's Nobel prize in physics for her groundbreaking work on black holes, only the fourth woman to do so.

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Nobel Prize Winner on Falling Into a Black Hole: “I Would Not Want To”

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have observed that two bubbles around the center of the Milky Way are spitting out clusters of cold molecular gas "like bullets."

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Astronomers Detect “Bullets” of Gas Shooting Out of Our Galactic Center

By Victor Tangermann

The Milky Way might be home to two black holes and not just one — and researchers have a plan for detecting Sagittarius A*'s "hidden friend."

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Our Galaxy Might Have — Two! — Black Holes at Its Center

By Kristin Houser

According to a new study, the center of the Milky Way galaxy exploded in a huge flare-up of hot gas. And an explosion might explode again in the future.

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3.5 Million Years Ago, Our Galaxy Was Rocked by an Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers observed the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way called Sagittarius A* flare up growing 75 times brighter than usual.

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The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Just Did Something Wild

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have captured the best-ever image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

Here’s the Best-Ever Image of the Black Hole Devouring Our Galaxy

By Jon Christian

New Image Confirms a Black Hole is Swallowing Our Galaxy

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New Image Confirms a Black Hole is Swallowing Our Galaxy

By Kristin Houser

Newly Discovered Black Hole May Be the First of Its Kind Ever Detected

Newly Discovered Black Hole May Be the First of Its Kind Ever Detected

We May Finally Get a Picture of a Black Hole

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We May Finally Get a Picture of a Black Hole

By Kathleen Riley