Stars are some of the most massive bodies in the universe. The mass of the Sun, our closest star, is about 1/3 of a million the mass of the Earth. Think about that. That is huge. Stars, however, are nothing when compared to the mass of a black hole. It's important to separate size and mass. Size refers to the physical dimensions of something. Mass refers to the gravitational force a body effects on another. While the mass of the Sun is 333,000 the mass of the Earth,...

What does astronomical mean? That word is part of our vernacular yet I feel we don't give it the due it deserves. If you look at the definition from the Oxford dictionary you will find: 1. Relating to astronomy. ‘astronomical observations’ 2. informal (of an amount) extremely large. ‘he wanted an astronomical fee’ But what is extremely large? Really, really large :) Just kidding of course, but I think these terms do not illustrate the proper meaning of the word. To provide context of how astronomical our known...