The galactic center may hide an unsuspected population of stellar black holes, far denser than expected. A recent study ...

Observations from the ALMA telescope array uncovered evidence of giant space tornadoes at the core of our galaxy.

The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 ...

Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up star systems.

Scientists suspect lightweight dark matter might ionize hydrogen in the Milky Way’s core. This could also explain the 511-keV ...

Deep in the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ), surrounding the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, clouds ...

New infrared observations of Sagittarius A* uncover flaring activity in its accretion disk, advancing knowledge of black ...

Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers have detected a new giant molecular cloud in the Milky Way galaxy. The ...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery near the center of our Milky Way galaxy—long, thin “space tornadoes” made of ...