Astronomers discover oldest, most distant supermassive black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of one of the universe's brightest objects is 1.6 billion times more massive than the sun.
Milky Way
Earth is way closer to a supermassive black hole than we thought
But scientists say not to worry.
A Mars-sized planet is aimlessly zooming through the Milky Way
The smallest rogue planet found to date, it wanders through the Milky Way with no parent star or gravitational siblings to keep it company.
New Hubble image features thousands of multi-colored stars
NASA called the cluster a "pocketful of stars."
Microsoft is officially launching a cloud storage system called "OneDrive" worldwide, plus more of the latest MoneyWatch Headlines
Microsoft is officially launching a cloud storage system called "OneDrive" worldwide. The service lets users store photos, videos and documents in one place, on multiple devices. To entice customers, Microsoft will give 100,000 customers an additional 100GB of storage for one year. Jill Wagner has the latest MoneyWatch Headlines.
Astronomers find "Milky Way look-alike" 12 billion light years away
The galaxy appears as a near-perfect ring of light — a so-called "Einstein Ring."
There may be 36 intelligent alien civilizations in the Milky Way
Scientists say there may be dozens of civilizations in our galaxy that are advanced enough to communicate with us.
Astronomers discover 12.5-billion-year-old disk galaxy
The gargantuan system, which formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, challenges some of the accepted theories of how galaxies in the universe may have formed.
Star dancing around supermassive black hole proves Einstein right
After studying the star for nearly 30 years, astronomers have once again proven Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
Astronomers discover a star shaped like a teardrop
"I've been looking for a star like this for nearly 40 years and now we have finally found one," one astronomer said.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
Massive black hole that "should not even exist" discovered
A black hole with a mass of about 70 times that of the sun is lurking across our galaxy.
Supermassive black hole ejects star from Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers spotted the star just 29,000 light-years away from Earth — "practically next door by astronomical standards"
Taking the wraps off candy
For nearly a century the Mars Wrigley company has been making candy treats that have filled kids' Halloween stashes – and adults', too
Our galaxy's black hole suddenly flashed a bright light
Scientists called the flashes "unprecedented"
Scientists discover 300,000 new galaxies
200 scientists from 18 countries have revealed hundreds of thousands of previously undetected galaxies
Saturn spent billions of years without its rings, NASA says
Saturn's rings may have formed during the age of dinosaurs – but compared to the planet, that's not that old
Astronomers measure Milky Way using radio waves
Collection of radio telescopes measured a span of 66,000 light-years from Earth across the Milky Way's center to a star-forming area near the edge of the other side of the galaxy
Surprising discovery about Milky Way's fastest stars
About 10,000 stars zipping through the Milky Way may actually be runaways from a neighboring galaxy, researchers say
Stunning time-lapse shows the Milky Way lit up by Aurora Australis
Amateur photographer Sam Wilson captured the Milky Way and Aurora Australis in this stunning time-lapse video
Black holes regurgitate "spitballs" after devouring stars
New research shows that when a black hole devours a star, it spews planet-size "spitballs" of regurgitated gas
How the Milky Way got its name
Tracing the mysterious history of the galaxy we call home
Hubble telescope captures beauty of nearby galaxy
Behold a rare sight: bright-blue wisps of glowing gas and sparkling young stars in one of the closest galaxies to Earth
Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist
Breathtaking images of the Milky Way, the Northern Lights and more
Will the Great Attractor destroy us?
Scientists wonder whether a mysterious force far beyond our galaxy will ultimately destroy us
Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctions
Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS
Hegseth meets Netanyahu ahead of elections, possible Iran war restart
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