A 150-nanometer spinning silica ball is the fastest spinner and finest detector of torque ever made. This team of researchers, from Purdue, is following recent developments by ETH Zurich that use a ...

We know how very large objects move -- and we have theories about how very tiny particles move. But classical physics and quantum theory only take us so far: When it comes to the stuff in between, ...

The supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87 has long been a subject of intrigue for astronomers. Recently, LiveScience reported groundbreaking findings about this colossal cosmic entity, ...

This monster quasar is consuming one Sun's worth of matter every day, making it the fastest-growing supermassive black hole ever found and the brightest object in the known universe! Astronomers have ...