The Milky Way’s core may be dense dark matter, not a black hole
For decades, scientists have theorized that the Milky Way Galaxy’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr…
Is the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Actually a Massive Knot of Dark Matter? Sounds Crazy, But the Numbers Line Up
Artistic representation of the Milky Way, where the innermost stars move at near relativistic speeds around a dense…
Why supermassive black hole continues to belch matter years after chewing up a star
Scientists are observing the behaviour of ‌a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits. Primarily…
Milky Way’s ‘Central Black Hole’ is Compact Object Composed of Fermionic Dark Matter, Study Says
For decades, the motions of stars near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy have been treated as…
Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole’s Reign Over the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have yet to fully grasp the Galactic Center—the heart of the Milky Way—although they’re fairly certain that…
Scientists spot largest sulfur molecule ever found in deep space
Deep in the cold, dusty spaces between stars where no planets exist and no sunlight shines, astronomers have…
A new rogue planet the size of Saturn has been detected about 10,000 light-years away
An artist’s illustration showing a planet in space. (Image source: TheDigitalArtist – Pixabay) Astronomers have detected a new…
The Milky Way’s stars reveal a hidden history of two galaxies in one
From your place inside the Milky Way, you are living within a galaxy that keeps a detailed chemical…
These celestial objects survive the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
At the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole about 4 million…
A Gigantic Spinning Filament of 14 Galaxies Could Be the Largest Rotating Structure Ever Found
This spinning branch of the cosmic web binds 14 galaxies together. Credit: Lyla Jung. In a recently published…
This star orbiting a black hole has a composition that surprises scientists
Many stars are present in the universe, and they also have various characteristics. But recently, astronomers have studied…
AI Just Helped Scientists Simulate Every Star in the Milky Way—All 100 Billion of Them
Head-on (left) and side-view (right) snapshots of a galactic disk of gas. These snapshots of gas distribution after…