A weird blob that survived a close pass with a huge black hole is actually three stars enshrouded in dust

G2 isn't one dust cloud, it's three, each with an embedded star.

By Phil Plait 1 week ago

Amazing new images show stars flung around by the Milky Way's enormous central black hole

Watch stars move under the influence of a supermassive black hole.

By Phil Plait 1 month ago

Why does our black hole have a flaring temper?

Sgr A*, our supermassive black hole, keeps flaring, and we could soon find out what sets it off.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

Don't panic, but we're 2,000 light years closer to the Milky Way's central black hole than we thought

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

The fastest star in the galaxy has been found, and yeah, it’s really *really* fast

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Einstein's hand reaches out from a black hole and torques a star's orbit

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Does our galaxy's huge black hole have a little black hole buddy?

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Astronomers find a star dive-bombing our galaxy's supermassive black hole

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Weird dust clouds orbiting our galaxy’s central black hole may be weirder than we thought

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

The day our galaxy exploded

By Phil Plait 2 years ago