Sagittarius A*

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

Gas Cycles

"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us."

Scientists Detect "Strange Filaments" at the Heart of Our Galaxy

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

Galactic Beyblades

It's a violent place.

Scientists Intrigued by "Star Grinder" Pulverizing Entire Star Systems in Our Galaxy

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

Galactic Drain Plug

Woah.

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

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.

Sucked Up

It's in for a rude awakening.

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

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.

Black Hole Snapshot

It's a groundbreaking moment.

Scientists Release Image of Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

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.

Hyped Up

They're promising something "groundbreaking."

The Black Hole Telescope Scientists Are Hyping Something Huge

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

It's also accelerating some cosmic rays to near the speed of light.

Scientists Surprised by Mysterious Barrier at the Core of our Galaxy

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.

Congrats!

I mean, same.

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

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

Shooting Blanks

They have no idea what's behind it.

Astronomers Detect "Bullets" of Gas Shooting Out of Our Galactic Center

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."

Buddy System

And scientists think they know how to find out for sure.

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

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.

Big Burp

And it could happen again.

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

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

Sagittarius A*

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