The universe has always seemed like a grand, unstoppable machine. From theories such as the Big Crunch to the long, cold drift into heat death, we've become familiar with slow-burn ...

Ultimately, finding the largest known object in the universe has only raised more questions about our universe. Perhaps one day, we’ll find the answers we’ve been searching for in the stars.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of ...