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Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...
A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...
The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. At the same time several telescopes, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...
Michael Janssen at Radboud University in the Netherlands and his colleagues were studying the black hole at the Milky Way’s centre, Sagittarius A*, using the data gathered by a network of ...
Astronomers have discovered a massive black hole jet that is three times bigger than the Milky Way. The jet is known as Quasar J1601+3102, and it was first spotted by astronomers using the Low ...
Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way. The exoplanet, a gas giant named AT2021uey b, orbits a low-mass star and is located about 3,200 light-years away from Earth ...
Here’s how it works. A new AI model (right) adds further details to the first-ever images of black holes (left) taken by the Event Horizon Telescope. (Image credit: EHT Collaboration/Janssen et al.) ...
The monster black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning at ear "top speed," according to a new artificial intelligence (AI) model. The model, trained partially on complex telescope data ...
We stand at the edge of a vast plain, deep in the Pilbara, surrounded by spinifex, tussock grasses and the cloying red dust ...
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
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How weird is the Milky Way?
By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...