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 This image shows the polarised view of the Milky Way black hole. The lines overlaid on this image mark the orientation of polarisation, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole.

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

By REUTERS
Pictured: Supernova 2023ixf occurred in Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. The image was made using telescope data on the nights of May 21, 22 and 23, 2023

A star is dead: Scientists watch supernova in real time

 An artist’s impression shows the Milky Way galaxy. The blue halo of material surrounding the galaxy indicates the expected distribution of the mysterious dark matter.

Standard model debunked? Scientists say dark matter is impossible, never existed

 An artisitc illustration of a quasar and supermassive black hole from the early universe.

Researchers find 'excessively' large red supermassive black hole in early universe - study

 An example of a pulsar, a neutron star emitting beams of electromagnetic radiation (Illustrative).

Scientists find neutron star in heart of supernova, solving decades-old puzzle - study

 This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole.

This is the universe's brightest light, fueled by the hungriest black hole

  Smart and not smart: Eli Finish knows everything in the Galaxy S24 launch campaign /

Eli Finish in the Galaxy S24 launch campaign

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 This artist's illustration shows a cross-section of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, warping spacetime to look like a football.

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole makes spacetime look like a football - study

 This artist's concept shows a supermassive black hole at the center of a remote galaxy digesting the remnants of a star.

Black holes existed since the dawn of time, study finds in major discovery - study

 An illustrative image of a dwarf galaxy sitting in space.

Scientists accidentally find dwarf galaxy that shouldn't exist

 Spiral galaxy NGC 1300, located 69 million light-years away from Earth, is seen in an undated image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies

By REUTERS
 An image of galaxy NGC 3156, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA's Hubble telescope spots 'dreamy' galaxy

  Exoplanet K2-18b.

NASA's Webb telescope finds exoplanet with potential signs of life

 Black Hole in a Globular Cluster (Illustration)

Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite

By REUTERS
 This artist's concept shows a supermassive black hole at the center of a remote galaxy digesting the remnants of a star.

Black holes may be causing mature galaxies to stop producing new stars

 Mars, the red planet.

Mud on Mars shows evidence of wet-dry cycles that support life

 An artistic illustration of a black hole in space.

Scientists spot edge of supermassive black hole for first time accidentally - study