In any globular cluster, all its stars formed at the same time, from the same cloud of gas. The Milky Way has around 150 ...

Dubbed 'Porphyrion' after a mythological Greek giant, this immense structure originated when the universe was just 6.3 ...

An artist's illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed. Nicknamed Porphyrion after a mythological Greek ...

The results are in line with theory — but the key to an accurate measurement was understanding how dusty the galaxy is.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided groundbreaking data from near the edge of the solar system, revealing the cosmic ...

The newly discovered black hole-driven jets extend over 7 megaparsecs or 23 million light-years.

NASA's Webb Peers Into the Extreme Outer Galaxy Sep. 12, 2024 — Astronomers have directed NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this ...

The plumes stretch farther than any yet seen, reaching millions of light-years long and potentially influencing the cosmos ...

Supermassive black holes, celestial objects with masses greater than a million times that of the Sun, remain one of the ...

17, 2024 — With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has found more black holes in the early universe ... outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomers have discovered twin black hole jets that span a distance greater than 140 Milky Way galaxies long, the biggest jets found yet.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronomers studying the Milky Way's supermassive black hole have found "compelling evidence" ...