<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/2026-01-the-milky-ways-black-hole-is-hiding-an-explosive-past.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><categories>Discovery Science</categories><broadcast>pa</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>01/07/2026</pubDate><title>The Milky Way’s black hole is hiding an explosive past, evidence suggests</title><subTitle>XRISM reveals signs of long-lost flares</subTitle><description>Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space telescope shows that might not always have been the case.</description><highlights/><author>Bethany Mauger</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2026/2026-01-black-hole-one.preview.jpg" alt="Image of Space with glowing pink clouds"/></image><storyAudio>/_assets/audio/news/2026/2026-01-the-milky-ways-black-hole-is-hiding-an-explosive-past.mp3</storyAudio></item>