ESA's Gaia mission, the Very Large Telescope and other ground-based telescopes have discovered stellar black hole Gaia BH3.

Some of the biggest black holes ever picked up through gravitational waves may not have formed in a single stellar collapse ...

New observations and simulations by a research team led by MPE show that a massive binary star near the center of our Galaxy ...

A long-standing mystery at the heart of our galaxy may finally have an answer. New findings published in Astronomy & Astrophysics reveal that a massive binary star system is likely responsible for ...

Black holes are some of the most fascinating objects in the universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Black holes are some of the ...

New observations and simulations by a team of researchers led by MPE reveal that a massive binary star near our galaxy's center is responsible for creating a series of enigmatic gas clouds—compact gas ...

We are living in a golden age of Milky Way research and exploration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Milky Way is a barred ...

NASA’s Roman Telescope could finally expose the Milky Way’s hidden population of invisible neutron stars. Astronomers believe ...

NASA image shows supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 1365 feeding on gas and dust, revealing dramatic X ray details nearly ...