The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.

In summer, we face toward the Milky Way's hub in the Teapot constellation, home to the galaxy's supermassive black hole.

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge computing. Scientists have used a powerful neural network trained with ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...

These are rare occurrences—scientists estimate that the giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy gobbles a star ...

AI Reveals Milky Way’s Black Hole Spins Near Top Speed Date: June 15, 2025 Source: Morgridge Institute for Research Summary: AI has helped astronomers crack open some of the universe s best-kept ...

Our galaxy’s centre may contain an exceptional cosmic spinning top – a black hole that seems to be spinning almost as fast as possible. Michael Janssen at Radboud University in the Netherlands ...

Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts.

(Left) the relatively quiet black hole at the heart of the Milky Way (Right) the violent and turbulent supermassive black ...

The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate.