Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them can offer a rare glimpse into how stars can endure — at least briefly — the immense gravity exerted by such cosmic behemoths.

There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy – and we may be ready to find them, scientists say. The finding not only sheds light on such stars, and how they might be able to survive such extreme environments.

An international team of researchers has detected a binary star orbiting close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It is the first time a stellar pair has been found in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole.

Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

NGC 1068 is a well-known, relatively nearby, bright galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center. Despite its status as a popular target for astronomers, however, its accretion disk is obscured by thick clouds of dust and gas.

New analysis techniques and decades-old research helped NASA scientists identify an unusual black hole in a distant galaxy.

A binary star system is orbiting close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.