The "Cosmic Horseshoe" is an Einstein ring, a system made up of a foreground galaxy whose mass is so great, it warps the ...

A new James Webb Space Telescope study finds that Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's central black hole, constantly emits light from its swirling accretion disk. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Ralf ...

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the ...

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

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

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

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

The supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy, Sagittarius A*, constantly emits flares like fireworks.

Night sky tonight! "Flares are expected to happen in essentially all supermassive black holes, but our black hole is unique." ...

Astrophysicists used the JWST to observe central supermassive black hole for 48 hours total across one year. They found the ...