It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial, ...

When we look for “the biggest” in the universe, it is important to specify our definition of the object of study. Is it something indivisible and with a neat boundary, like a black hole? Or do we ...

"The overarching structure of the universe is the Cosmic Web, which you can imagine as a spider web, or a fishing net, in 3D. The basins of attraction are superimposed on this structure surrounding ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted enormous, galaxy-scale shock waves rattling the "cosmic web" that connects nearly all known galaxies. These cosmic waves could reveal clues about how the ...

The universe's expansion means its size is bigger than its age suggests. The universe's expansion doesn't have a speed limit like objects within it. Distant galaxies move away from us as space itself ...

In this video, the channel—which sources its research from astrophysicists and the like—goes over the sizes of different black holes in the universe. As with other cosmological size comparisons, ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

Astronomers have discovered the oldest and most distant black hole — a behemoth that likely formed at the dawn of the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The black hole lies at the center of a ...