The supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy, Sagittarius A*, constantly emits flares like fireworks.
Between spotting galaxies that shouldn't exist, capturing the interstellar medium with unprecedented clarity, and identifying ...
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 ...
Also called molecular clouds, they can be massive, spanning hundreds of light-years and forming thousands of stars.
Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby ...
Astronomers using the JWST have observed Sagittarius A* continuously flaring, reshaping our understanding of black holes.
Making a mechanical Lego clock that keeps time for a billion years is an extraordinary engineering feat. This intricate clock ...
The Einstein Probe was launched in January 2024 to study the high-energy universe, and among its instruments is its ...
Stars are born in dense molecular clouds, but did they always form this way? Recent research suggests that in the early ...
Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new insights into the heart of the Milky Way, revealing unpredictable, ...