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The most elusive black holes in the universe could lurk at the Milky Way's center
Astronomers have a plan for using ripples in space-time to hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black holes around the Milky Way's center.
New type of black hole found lurking in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' is closest ever discovered
The two closest black holes to Earth, named Gaia BH1 and BH2, may be part of a rare class of black holes never seen before, new research suggests.
Cosmic 'tadpole' points to ultra-rare black hole hiding near the Milky Way's center
Scientists detected a cloud of gas sculpted into a wonky tadpole shape near the Milky Way's center, possibly pointing to a rare intermediate-mass black hole.
James Webb telescope finds Milky Way's long-lost twin 9 billion years in the past
The light from the distant Sparkler galaxy was spotted in the James Webb Telescope's First Deep Field and could teach us how our own Milky Way devoured other galaxies to grow.
Scientists reveal 'invisible' galaxy from the early universe, using space-time trick predicted by Einstein
Using the ALMA telescope in Chile and Einstein's theory of relativity, scientists observed a young galaxy in the early universe that is invisible in nearly every wavelength.
Astronomers weighed the Milky Way, and found huge amounts of matter missing
Mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) helped astronomers weigh our galaxy, and reveal that some matter is missing.
Enormous 'Swiss cheese' bubble surrounding Earth mapped in incredible new images
The gigantic bubble was created by multiple supernova explosions, and researchers finally know what its magnetic field may look like.
How did the Milky Way form?
Our 13 billion-year-old galaxy has gone through many growing pains — usually to the detriment of its smaller neighbors.
