Researchers have found a razor-thin, rotating string of galaxies inside a massive cosmic filament, revealing unexpected ...
The universe may be a little darker after a recent discovery has shown that there could be fewer galaxies populating it. A previous measurement by Hubble Space Telescope suggested there were 2 ...
If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and their attendant planets. The universe teems with huge, ...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a ...
Razor-thin chain of 14 galaxies may be the biggest spinning structure yet ...
A newly-detected spinning galaxy filament is reshaping our understanding of cosmic structure, gas flows, and the origins of ...
An international team of astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—each nearly as massive as the Milky Way—already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. The ...
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The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow bigger and bigger until they become the giant galaxies we see in the modern ...