What's behind black hole 'fireworks,' according to scientists A team of astrophysicists have found flares of light in Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

A supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy is creating a light show that’s intriguing astronomers. Flares of light have been observed in a disk orbiting the black hole ...

That's because they occur in much shorter durations than those observed in other supermassive black holes. Sagittarius A* is also unique because it is 26,000 light years away from Earth — which ...

Astronomers have spotted displays of flashing lights and “fireworks” near a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a finding researchers said could reveal details about ...

Could Mysterious Black Hole Burps Rewrite Physics?

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black hole, it gets torn apart in a fireworks show called a tidal disruption event.

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions ...