Astronomers have unveiled Quipu, a colossal cosmic mega-structure stretching 1.3 billion light-years, more than 13,000 times ...

Researchers have discovered a large, orderly spiral galaxy that formed soon after the Big Bang, when space was only about 1.5 ...

The filament is a part of the vast cosmic web composed primarily of dark matter and interspersed with lighter layers of ...

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Neutron stars are what remain after giant stars collapse, leaving behind a body so dense that its core crushes protons and ...

A joint effort between two of the world’s largest neutrino experiments has brought scientists closer to understanding how the universe survived its violent beginnings. The findings could reveal why ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...

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Scientists have uncovered a massive rotating structure in deep space, a 50-million-light-year cosmic filament where 14 ...