Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered ...

Importantly for the team's new measurements, something that arises from warped space-time (in the fourth dimension, remember) is that physical matter isn't the only thing affected by the warps.

The concept of space-time makes Star Trek-style warp drives theoretically possible, and researchers have proposed a way of detecting their use.

It was only just measured by scientists who managed to peer through the fabric of warped space-time — and it appears to hold a mass equivalent to that of 36 billion suns. Yes, billion.