Black holes come in three weight classes: stellar-mass black, intermediate-mass black, and supermassive. While astronomers have definitively identified objects in the lightest and heaviest classes, ...

New research may have delivered bad news for scientists who thought they had discovered a "missing link" black hole in a dense Milky Way star cluster. "The hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black ...

The plot has just thickened in the mystery tale about the unseen mass skulking inside the largest cluster of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. In the heart of Omega Centauri, a huge glob of ...

A long-standing mystery about a strange cluster of stars in our galaxy may have finally been solved by scientists. The stars at the center of this huge cluster, Omega Centauri, appear to be moving ...

Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious ...

Data from the Chandra X-ray Telescope has revealed spider pulsars, which are a group of dead stars, in globular cluster Omega ...

The likely position of Omega Centauri star cluster’s intermediate black hole. From left to right, each panel zooms in closer to the system. Omega Centauri is a spectacular collection of 10 million ...

Omega Centauri is one of the finest jewels of the southern hemisphere night sky, as ESO’s latest stunning image beautifully illustrates. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located ...

The object would be the second-largest black hole to be found in our Galaxy, if further studies can confirm the findings, which are described today in Nature. It could also be the strongest candidate ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A black hole likely lurks even closer to Earth than the supermassive ...

"The hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black holes continues." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New research may have delivered ...

From left to right: The globular star cluster Omega Centauri as a whole, a zoomed-in version of the central area, and the region in the very center with the location of the mid-size black hole that ...