Young black hole had monstrous growth spurtZhaoyu Li/SHAO A black hole that grew to gargantuan size in the Universe’s first billion years is by far the largest yet spotted from such an early date, researchers have announced. The object, discovered by astronomers in 2013, is 12 billion times as massive as the Sun, and six times greater than its largest-known contemporaries.

Europe’s Rosetta Spacecraft Makes Historic Arrival at CometAfter a decade in space and 4 billion miles, Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft has made history: For the first time ever, a robotic probe from Earth is flying with a comet and will soon enter orbit. The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at its target, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, today (Aug.

Skeptic Reporter Runs Scared Out of Dalhousie CastleThis video features Helen Parker, a non believer in ghosts, who was filming a news report at 800 year old and allegedly haunted Dalhousie Castle in Scotland. She sat alone in the dark and made jokes about how all ghost stories were just made up and then taunted the ghost by calling out to it.