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Cosmic robbery could explain lack of dark matter in some galaxies
Large galaxies may steal dark matter from smaller galaxies they nearly collide with, new research suggests.
In a historic launch, the Webb Telescope blasts off into space
An international partnership of space agencies just launched JWST, the biggest, most powerful space telescope ever made, in an achievement that was decades in the making.
The 10 wildest things we learned about black holes in 2021
A rundown of awesome results about black holes from 2021.
How to watch the James Webb telescope launch into space
The James Webb Space Telescope, an upgrade to Hubble, is scheduled to launch on Dec. 25.
Black hole jet ejected by supermassive black hole is shaped like a helix
An extraordinary galactic jet ejected from a supermassive black hole boasts a corkscrew-like helical structure, new ground-based telescope views reveal.
This faraway galaxy may be completely devoid of dark matter
On the surface, a galaxy 250 million light-years from Earth seems like any other, but a deeper look reveals a puzzling quirk: It seems to have no dark matter.
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.
Astronomers spot dark matter creating eerie clones of a distant galaxy
It took more than eight years for the scientists to explain the bizarre finding.
