A mysterious, one-off flash of energy from an unknown object outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled. The research ...

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...

Astronomers have spotted displays of flashing lights and “fireworks” near a supermassive black hole at the center of the ...

A star racing through the Milky Way may have a planet in tow, setting a new speed record for exoplanet systems. Using microlensing, astronomers spotted the pair moving at over 1.2 million mph.

NASA's flagship space telescope captured flares from the disk of superheated material around the black hole, revealing the ...

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other ...

JWST captured this dazzling display of flaring activity from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way.

Artist's concept of light flares along Sag A*'s accretion disk. (Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) ...

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party—and it is weird, wild and wonderful.

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...