Sagittarius A* only eats half its lunch, but where does it come from?
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole may have been disrupting the lives of many binaries. Today’s bite explores where those binaries came from.
How bursts of X-rays from galactic centers could teach us about the stars that live there
The centers of galaxies are full of all sorts of fascinating phenomena. Learn about one of the newest — discovered only in the last five years — and how it can tell us about the stars that live in these unique environments.
Hiding in the Core: could Intermediate-Mass Black Holes exist in the Galactic Center?
There’s a cluster of stars near the Milky Way’s center whose distribution and age puzzles scientists. Could an intermediate-mass black hole be the light that reveals the mystery?
Exoplanets are hot right now – will dark matter make them hotter?
Taking chilly planets’ temperature with infrared telescopes will show us whether they warm their hands by a galactic dark matter furnace.
New Radio Source Towards the Center of our Galaxy — Say whaaaat
Today’s author find a new, elusive radio source towards the center of our galaxy. Read on to find out what it might, or might not, be!
If you had $100 million, how would you look for aliens?
Today’s authors look for signs of intelligent life at the center of our galaxy. No aliens yet… but still some cool science!