The heart of our Galaxy displays a paradox that intrigues astronomers. While this region concentrates immense quantities of ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led by Dr. James De Buizer of the SETI Institute and Dr. Wanggi Lim of IPAC at ...

An invisible monster lurks beyond the stars of the constellation Sagittarius near the border with Scorpius: a supermassive black hole, designated as Sagittarius A* (pronounced “Sagittarius A-star”), ...

(CNN) — At the center of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful radiation usually emitted by high-energy objects such as rapidly rotating or exploding stars.

What you're looking at when the Milky Way is visible is the bright center of our galaxy with billions of stars. Because visibility from Earth depends on the latitude, the further south you go, the ...

A team of astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has released new data from an ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. What you're looking at when the Milky Way is visible is the bright center of our galaxy with billions of ...

A strange, never-before-seen glow in the halo of our galaxy may be the strongest dark-matter breadcrumb yet. A new analysis ...

At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive stars form there surprisingly slowly. Using NASA's retired SOFIA observatory, ...

UCLA astronomers report the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy in a blistering 11.5 years — the shortest known orbit of any star ...