Astronomers have discovered filaments of matter swirling tornado-like around the heart of the Milky Way, home to the ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

At the heart of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, lurks a supermassive black hole. These cosmic giants ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas ...

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet ...

A surprising new study from Dartmouth and the University of Exeter researchers shows that when the supermassive black holes at the center of most large galaxies—including the Milky Way—consume ...

A team of Harvard astrophysicists discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.

This can happen in many ways, including the titanic explosion of a dying star or the collapse of primordial hydrogen into the supermassive black holes at the core of most large galaxies.

Related: Facts about Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole The researchers used ... and cyanoacetylene into the interstellar medium. The filaments then dissipate, which renews ...