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'Immortal' stars at the Milky Way's center may have found an endless energy source, study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoStrange stars clustered near the Milky Way's center are much younger than theory predicts is...
Astronomers witness ultrarare real-time formation of a supermassive black hole
TechSpot· 13 hours agoMost galaxies, including the Milky Way, have supermassive black holes at their centers. Scientists have seen such black holes before ...
Scientists witness a dormant supermassive black hole roar to life
Arizona Daily Sun· 3 days agoAt the center of the Milky Way galaxy resides a supermassive black hole 4 million times the mass of...
How are galaxies destroyed?
SPACE.com· 6 days agoAt the heart of almost every galaxy sits a supermassive black hole. In the case of the Milky Way, we have Sagittarius A*, a beast weighing ...
“Flares” and “Echoes” – Unveiling the Monster Black Hole at Our Galaxy’s Core
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoState University researchers have made important discoveries about the supermassive black hole at...
Echoes of Ancient Flares: The “Quiet Monster” of the Milky Way Revealed
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoScientists studied the past activity of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole in our galaxy,...
Encounter Between Sun And "Something Outside The Solar System" May Have Dramatically Cooled Earth
IFLScience· 7 days agoAs the Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the center of the Milky ...
100 years ago, our understanding of the universe exploded
The Raw Story· 7 days agoIn 1838, a nearby star appeared to wobble because our viewpoint on Earth was moving due to our...
See The ‘Strawberry Solstice Moon’ Rise: The Night Sky This Week
Forbes· 4 days agoEach Monday, I pick out North America's celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere), but be sure to check my main feed for ...
Astronomers just witnessed a whole galaxy 'turn on the lights' in real-time
Mashable· 3 days agoScientists for years thought the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 was about as remarkable as its serial code...