Astronomers overwhelmingly agree a supermassive black hole anchors the Milky Way. But a new theoretical analysis explores a far more speculative possibility: not a black hole, but a dense knot of dark ...

There's no denying that something massive lurks at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, but a new study asks whether a ...

New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

For decades, scientists have theorized that the Milky Way Galaxy’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), ...

An exotic type of dark matter could explain some of the characteristics of our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, but ...

What if the Milky Way’s central “black hole” isn’t a black hole at all? A new model proposes that an ultra-dense dark matter core could mimic its gravitational pull.

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its centre but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark matter exerting the same gravitational influence. (Nanowerk News) Astronomers ...

A new simulation could help solve one of astronomy’s longstanding mysteries—how supermassive black holes formed so rapidly—along with a new one: What are the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) ...

New research suggests that dark matter could gather over vast periods of time at the heart of Jupiter-sized planets, creating black holes that eat these worlds from within. This striking concept may ...

Sagittarius A* may be a dense dark matter core instead of a black hole, offering a new explanation for the Milky Way’s central gravity.

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its centre but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark matter exerting the same gravitational influence, astronomers say. They ...