New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

Scientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, ...

Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to ...

Researchers from Columbia University and Breakthrough Listen, a scientific research program aimed at finding evidence of ...

On a clear night, the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy look like close neighbors. In space, they really are.

For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. Most galaxies are carried outward with the flow ...

If the pulsar is confirmed, it could enable more precise measurements of the space-time around the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole ...

The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy. When you purchase through links ...

Sagittarius A* may be a dense dark matter core instead of a black hole, offering a new explanation for the Milky Way’s central gravity.

Previous observations of stars whipping around an unseen mass—especially a bright star called S2—have pointed to an object ...

At the center of our galaxy, something incredibly heavy is pulling the strings. Stars ...

Galaxies are massive, far exceeding the size of the one depicted in the movie “Men in Black.” These celestial bodies span ...