A mysterious object with a mass equivalent to 1 million suns has been detected in space, but its nature remains unknown.

Gauging the mass of a black hole is tricky, but astronomers have devised multiple methods to measure the heft of these galactic gluttons ...

About 620 light-years from Earth, a gigantic rogue proto-planet is currently devouring 6.6 billion tons of dust and gas per ...

What helped you build fitness in your 20s and 30s could lead to burnout in your 50s. Top exercise physiologists reveal how to ...

Kinetic energy has to do with the motion of an object—the faster it’s moving, the more kinetic energy it has. If you take a ...

Wading through a pile of marbles to find just the right one is a bit like gold mining. You never know what you might turn up.

The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July. The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at ...

The 3I/ATLAS interstellar object has sparked worldwide scientific interest because of its extraordinary size, mass, and unusual trajectory. Recent studies reveal that it is far larger and more massive ...

Astronomers have discovered a significant “growth spurt” in a rogue planet outside of our solar system. The free-floating planet is currently consuming gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...