Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...
The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. At the same time several telescopes, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...
making it twice as long as the width of the Milky Way. Even more surprisingly, the black hole that powers the quasar from which this jet erupts, designated J1601+3102, is relatively small.
Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...
In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...
LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos ...
By revealing a massive radio jet in the early universe, J1601+3102 offers a rare snapshot of early quasar activity.
From decades of astronomical observations, scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers.
When NASA detects two black holes colliding, the cosmos is in a state of chaos. Black holes lie at the centre of most ...
Observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope and the VLT have revealed jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause ...