How to See a Black Hole: Introducing Dark Star Diaries
The image you see here is a computer-generated model of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, which we call Sagittarius A*. More precisely, it is a model of the "shadow" that Sagittarius A*, with its mass of four million suns, should cast.
Zoom Through a Stunning Panorama of the Milky Way
Do yourself a favor. Don't read this article just yet--first, take a moment to zoom around this incredible panorama of our galaxy and soak in the splendor: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/glimpse360/aladin.
How the Milky Way Got Its Dwarf Galaxies
Small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way may have arrived via dark matter superhighways stretching across the universe
IgNobels 2013! The dung beetle and the stars
“Some people think our research is crap.” You might think that a phrase like that from the mouth of a scientist would be followed shortly by a tirade on other scientists who’ve done them wrong, or maybe people who don’t think their grant deserves funding.
Portrait of a Black Hole
By adapting a global network of telescopes, astronomers will soon get their first look ever at the dark silhouette of a black hole
The Dark Side of the Milky Way
Dark matter is not just a puzzle. It is a solution