Astronomers have spotted the brightest known object in the universe, and it’s a quasar powered by the fastest-growing black hole on record, according to a new study. Initially classified as a star, ...

Researchers claim that a quasar, which is 500 times brighter than our sun and the brightest object in the cosmos, was "hiding in plain sight". A quasar driven by the fastest-growing black hole ever ...

Animators could create more realistic bouncy, stretchy, and squishy characters for movies and video games thanks to a new simulation method developed by researchers at MIT. Their approach allows ...

It’s been about 11 years since Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status, leaving a 1,473 mile (2,370 kilometers)-size void in our hearts. Since then, the hunt for Planet X—aptly renamed Planet 9—has ...

A huge object, possibly as big as Manhattan, has entered our Solar System and it might be more than just a rock. Some scientists now say it could be an alien spacecraft, with plans to attack Earth in ...