For the first time, astronomers may have imaged the cool disk of gas surrounding the gigantic black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, a new study finds.

This stunning Hubble view of spiral galaxy UGC 11397 captures more than graceful arms and glowing stars—it hides a ravenous ...

Astronomers have discovered an enormous galaxy that is 12 billion years old. The galaxy, XMM-2599, showed a high rate of star formation before its early demise.

Our galaxy's monster black hole is spitting out mysterious flares, James Webb telescope reveals. Ben Turner. Tue, February 18, ... The Cool Down. Farmers Dug Up a 300,000-Year-Old Skull.

It's home to a monster black hole The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy. Space ...

At the center of our galaxy lies the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, often abbreviated Sgr A*. This giant is about 4 million times the mass of the sun and about 14.6 million miles (23.6 ...