The Latest Breaking News from Milky way

Black holes are among the most profound predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Originally studied as a mere mathematical consequence of the theory rather than as physically relevant objects, they soon became thought of as generic and sometimes inevitable outcomes of the gravitational collapse that initially forms a galaxy.

Sagitarrius A* is the nearest supermassive black hole to us.

At around 4 million times the mass of our Sun, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is much smaller than another in a galaxy 53 million light-years away.

The image of Sagittarius A* offers an unprecedented look at the extreme object driving the evolution of our galaxy.

There's big news on the "event" horizon: For the first time tonight, we'll get a good look at the supermassive black hole in the middle of the Milky Way. But how do we know it's there at all?

Astronomers know of about two dozen black widow binaries in the Milky Way.

Researchers arrived at an optimistic scenario in which humans would communicate with aliens in around 2,000 years and a pessimistic scenario where it would take 400,000 years

If a person is lost in the wilderness, they have two options. They can search for civilization, or they could make themselves easy to spot by building a fire or writing HELP in big letters. For scientists interested in the question of whether intelligent aliens exist, the options are much…

'I would rather have a Milky Way Crispy Roll rather than a Milky Way,' says the fan behind the petition