Alarming study reveals the universe will end much, much sooner than previously estimated
It’s the end of the world as we know it — a lot sooner than we think. A…
Sun May Have Escaped Milky Way’s Crowded Core Billions of Years Ago
Using a vast catalog of Sun-like stars built by ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found strong evidence that…
VLT Discovers Third Gas Cloud near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
The newly-identified gas cloud, dubbed G2t, follows nearly the same orbit as two known clouds, suggesting they were…
Have Astronomers Really Discovered a Pulsar That Could “Revolutionize Physics?”
Astronomers have announced the potential discovery of a pulsar in the very heart of the Milky Way, a region…
Stars vanish from night sky as light pollution from cities, towns grows
Loading… We are losing the stars. Not all at once, but quietly, one streetlight, one neon sign, one…
A pulsar rotating 122 times per second could be present at the heart of the Milky Way
ⓘ NidhiYashwanth – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a pulsar. After conducting research, astronomers would have discovered a…
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…