The Guardian   Hannah Devlin   An image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way has been captured, giving the first direct glimpse of the “gentle giant” at the centre of our galaxy. The black hole itself, known as Sagittarius A*, cannot be seen because no ligh

The Guardian   Hannah Devlin   The most distant star ever seen has been captured by the Hubble space telescope in images that appear to give a remarkable glimpse into the ancient universe. Light from the star, named Earendel, has travelled an estimated 12.9bn years to reach the Ea