A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and ...

A new study published in Nature Astronomy indicates that the dense, star- and dark-matter–rich environments around supermassive black hole binaries pack on the order of a million solar masses into ...

Scientists mapped 650 light-years of the Milky Way’s core to examine star formation in one of the galaxy’s most extreme environments.

Northern Hemisphere skywatchers now have their annual window to observe the Milky Way’s luminous core, a seasonal stretch that runs from March through October but peaks in intensity during the summer ...

The Milky Way’s centre looks nothing like the calm band of starlight you see from a dark hillside. In a new, ultra-wide radio mosaic, the region turns into a tangle of cold, threadlike gas structures.

A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our ...

WASHINGTON - Astronomers have produced the largest and most detailed map ever made of the vast web of cold cosmic gas ...

Detecting supermassive black holes just before their merger would lead to significant advances in astrophysics. To achieve this, a new innovative approach combines the study of the gravitational ...

Learn more about the incredibly detailed image of the Milky Way and what researchers can learn from it.

Recent media coverage highlights the wide range of research, education, and scientific perspectives emerging from the SETI Institute community. From teacher training programs that connect educators ...