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Galaxy-size shock waves found rattling the cosmic web — the largest structure in the universe
Astronomers have detected enormous shockwaves rattling the cosmic web that connects all galaxies in the universe, offering vital clues on how the largest structures in space were shaped.
New map of the universe's matter reveals a possible hole in our understanding of the cosmos
The cosmic web is a gigantic network of crisscrossing celestial superhighways that connects nearly everything in the universe.
Giant voids of nothingness may be flinging the universe apart
Dark energy could be caused by pressure from giant voids of nothingness that may be flinging the universe apart.
The oldest, brightest black holes in the universe were born from violent gas attacks, new study suggests
Researchers found that streams of cold gas could create 'seeds' of quasars — ultraluminous supermassive black holes — in the early universe, solving a decades-old mystery.
Enormous 'shipyard' of ancient galaxies discovered 11 billion light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive protocluster 11 billion light-years away that acts as an assembly yard for over 60 emerging galaxies.
Is there a pattern to the universe?
For decades, cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal — that is, if it looks the same no matter how large the scale.
Gargantuan chunk of 'cosmic web' discovered. It's 50 million light-years long.
Astronomers discover one of the longest filaments of the cosmic web. And it may help solve the puzzle of the universe's missing matter.
