Milky Way
NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies.
Twin stars orbit Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*
Jerusalem scientists help shed light on large-scale cosmic structures
Israeli, international astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole
Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects with gravity so strong that not even light can escape, making viewing them extremely challenging.
Our galaxy's supermassive black hole makes spacetime look like a football - study
Getting in the Super Bowl spirit? Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy, spins so fast that it makes spacetime around it shaped like a football.
For first time, scientists use neutrinos to create 'ghostly' map of Milky Way
The new mapping method may allow astronomers to study previously obscured parts of the galaxy and of the universe.
Milky Way may not be the shape we thought - study
Over the years, astronomers have classified galaxies into three main shapes: elliptical, irregular and spiral.
Aliens may be looking for Earth but can't find us - study
Humanity has been looking for aliens for decades but has yet to find any evidence. A new study suggests we may just be in a sort of cosmic blind spot for alien radio signals.
Why is this galaxy all alone? It absorbed all its neighbors - study
Quasar galaxy 3C 297 is all alone in space, but from what we know, it should be within a galaxy cluster. How did this happen? It seemingly ate all of them.
NASA's James Webb finds 6 huge galaxies that shouldn't exist - study
This discovery could completely upend our understanding of space, with the paper's co-author describing the entire situation as "bananas."
Astronomers document a not-so-super supernova in the Milky Way
Not all supernovas will have the same impact on the solar system.
Scientists discover new feature that makes the Milky Way unique
Only a millionth of simulated galaxies were located in a cosmological wall like the Local Sheet and had a mass like the Milky Way's.
Astronomers discover 'marshmallow' planet 580 light years away
Astronomers announced that they were able to identify a reddish exoplanet that is similar in density to marshmallows.
Israeli scientist helps discover the universe's first stars - Cambridge study
Astrophysicists managed for the first time to statistically characterize the first galaxies in the universe.
