One other thing the Gaia data has been clarifying is that the Milky Way's disk is not serene and flat, but warped and ...

The flare has been going on for seven years as a supermassive black hole consumes a massive star that ventured too close.

Researchers have recorded the largest and most distant black hole flare to date, and the numbers around it are pretty ...

This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30 times the mass of our Sun—to pieces. Scientists propose this is what happened around the ...

Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole flare, the largest seen in the universe, and it may be making a meal of ...

Galactic Empire has enjoyed viral success on YouTube for its iterations of Darth Vader theme "The Imperial March" and "Duel ...

Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of the Milky Way as seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere.

In this thrilling showdown, explore the epic battle between two iconic extraterrestrial beings: the Alien and the Predator.

Located in the constellation Leo, spiral galaxy NGC 3370 has long been a favorite among astronomers. NGC 3370 is part of a ...

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Located only 56 million light-years away in Ursa Major, NGC 4102 gives astronomers a nearby target to study how these active cores impact their host galaxies.