Astronomers have observed a binary star system orbiting near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), published Tuesday in Nature ...

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Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them ...

By peering into the cosmic dance of stars, a team led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP ...

Winter solstice arrives Saturday, and with it the longest nights of the year — more than 14 hours of darkness.

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is associated ... Binary stars often appear as a single object in the night sky to the naked eye, but can often be detected ...

Early in the night, the eastern sky was clear, where the Milky Way was set to rise. Seizing the opportunity, I prepared my gear for a 50mm panorama. As I worked through the layout of the Milky Way ...

The shortest days, longest nights of the year continue from this first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. Only seconds ...

Astrophysicists are marveling at the latest celestial discovery made near the Milky Way's supermassive black ... ESO, IAU and Sky & Telescope The researchers believe the binary star system will ...

Browns Canyon National Monument, a 21,586-acre protected natural area in central Colorado, achieved International Dark Sky ...

International researchers recently spotted a pair of stars orbiting around one another in surprisingly close proximity to ...