A new study of super-fast-moving stars suggests that they were accelerated by a monster black hole that's been lurking unseen in the galaxy next door. This appears to be the closest supermassive black ...

Milky Way season in the US is coming to an end, but the iconic band of stars, our galaxy's center, should still be visible ...

You still may be able to spot the Milky Way's galactic center in the night sky across the US, but time is running out.

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is the latest in a series of stunning cosmic phenomena that should be visible in August across the United States.

What does the Milky Way look like? Sometimes, the billions of stars comprising our home galaxy appear especially vibrant during “Milky Way season” as the band arcs across the night sky. The reason has ...

An artists impression of a black hole flinging a hypervelocity star out of the Large Magellanic Cloud. (CfA/Melissa Weiss) A new study of super-fast-moving stars suggests that they were accelerated by ...