The Universe is home to celestial bodies of staggering dimensions. VY Canis Majoris is a striking example. This star, located ...

There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the width of the sun. If it were placed in our solar system, it would stretch to ...

The oldest and most distant black hole known to scientists dates back 13.3 billion years ago, when our universe was still in ...