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How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe’s cosmic web?
Just like being trapped within a spider’s web drastically changes a fly’s life, galaxies ensnared in the vast cosmic web…
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Cosmic strings can break — and when they do, they shake the universe
How do you cut a quantum string the size of the universe? New research shows how the chaos of the…
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‘A big cosmological mystery’: Newfound cosmic corkscrew defies our understanding of the universe
Astronomers have discovered a cosmic “ring” that’s so enormous, it defies explanation with our best theories of the universe. Named…
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Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe
A survey of more than 25 million galaxies has found a strange contradiction in how astronomers measure the universe’s clumpiness,…
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Barringer Crater may have been formed by a cosmic ‘curveball,’ asteroid simulations show
Loosely-bound clumpy asteroids with curveball-like spins may have scooped out some of Earth’s most distinctly shaped craters, including Arizona’s bowl-like…
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Earth slammed by ultra-powerful ‘goddess particle’ cosmic ray, and we have no idea where it came from
When powerful cosmic rays hit gas molecules in Earth’s atmosphere they create a cascade of energetic particles that are detected…
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James Webb telescope discovers ‘Cosmic Vine’ of 20 connected galaxies sprawling through the early universe
Astronomers using James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data have discovered a massive chain of at least 20 closely packed galaxies…
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Supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is approaching the cosmic speed limit, dragging space-time along with it
The supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy isn’t just spinning — it’s doing so at almost maximum…
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James Webb telescope spots ultra-rare cosmic explosion that could reveal the origin of the universe’s heaviest elements
Using an incredibly bright gamma-ray as a guide, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected the heavy element tellurium…
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Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a ‘cosmic tadpole’ in a sea of red
What it is: The Soul Nebula (also called Westerhout 5 or IC 1848) and a star-forming bubble within it When…
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