Black Holes

Exotic Objects

What the image of the Milky Way’s black hole really shows

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Maarten Schmidt, the father of quasars, dies at age 92

Exotic Objects, Milky Way

Blob of hot gas swirls around Milky Way black hole at 30% speed of light

Exotic Objects

Ask Astro: Do black holes have stronger magnetic fields than neutron stars?

The Moon

Black as night

Exotic Objects

Astronomers find an especially sneaky black hole

Exotic Objects, Galaxies, Stars

Black hole debunkers discover a sleeping giant

Deep-Sky Objects, Exotic Objects

Snapshot: Exploring the Manatee Nebula’s black hole heart

Exotic Objects, Stars

Star discovered orbiting Milky Way’s supermassive black hole every 4 years

Deep-Sky Objects, Exotic Objects

101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: Cygnus X-1

Exotic Objects

Snapshot: Sagittarius A* twinkles

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Ask Astro: What would happen if two supermassive black holes merged?