Astronomy: Black hole in satellite galaxy hurls stars into Milky Way
At the edge of the Milky Way, there are a surprising number of hyper-fast stars that originate from outside. They apparently ...
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See The Milky Way's Sagittarius A* Black Hole In An Amazing Polarized Event Horizon Telescope Image
Image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration "has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiralling from its edge," ...
One of the most massive black holes in the universe lurks at the center of the Cosmic Horseshoe
In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...
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Milky Way's Massive Black Hole Spaghettified Filament Of Gas
A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...
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JWST Provides Unprecedented View of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists ...
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Scientists see 'boom' at Milky Way's center with world's most powerful space telescope
Scientists have pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which is home to the ...
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Research Roundup: New treatment for amputations and black hole light show
Northwestern researchers made significant discoveries within the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their most recent ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Detects ‘Chaos’ at the Heart of the Galaxy that Defies Astronomer’s Predictions
New observations made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a chaotic and perpetual light show occurring at the ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...