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Giant voids of nothingness may be flinging the universe apart
By Paul Sutter published
Dark energy could be caused by pressure from giant voids of nothingness that may be flinging the universe apart.
Monstrous ‘Kilonova’ Explosions May Be Showering a Nearby Galaxy in Gold
By Brandon Specktor last updated
The universe's most massive objects are crashing into each other, and they're leaving a rain of gold and platinum behind them.
Webb space telescope has just imaged another most-distant galaxy, breaking its record after a week
By Ben Turner published
The new record happened by accident.
Bizarre spiral object found swirling around Milky Way's center
By Brandon Specktor published
A large star surrounded by a spiral-shaped disk of dust could be the result of an ancient near-miss collision at the Galactic Center.
Massive, unknown radio structure detected around the universe's brightest quasar
By Brandon Specktor published
Two previously unknown radio structures have been detected around quasar 3C273, the first and brightest quasar ever detected.
Distant 'galaxy' isn't a galaxy at all — but one of the brightest pulsars ever detected
By Brandon Specktor published
The pulsar PSR J0523−7125 is so bright that astronomers thought it was a distant galaxy.
What is the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
Reference It's quite a big question and a lot is still unknown about the universe, but we'll tell you everything that we do know, from how the universe was created, how old it is and what it's even made of.
The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
The universe may stop expanding in just 100 million years if dark energy decays over time, a new study suggests.
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