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The universe's first magnetic fields were 'comparable' to the human brain — and still linger within the 'cosmic web'New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — containing the equivalent magnetic energy of a human brain.
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'A bundle of microscopic tornadoes' may be building the cosmic webWhen invisible dark matter spins, it may form clumps of "vortexes" that stretch across space, forming the cosmic web that links all galaxies, new research proposes.
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The universe's 'missing matter' may have finally been foundAbout half of the non-dark matter in the universe cannot be accounted for by stars and galaxies alone. Now, scientists say previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas could finally reveal it.
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Scientists share groundbreaking image of the 'cosmic web' connecting 2 galaxies near the dawn of timeAfter hundreds of hours of observations, researchers captured a highly detailed image of a long filament of the "cosmic web" connecting two distant galaxies. The discovery opens new windows for understanding how structures form and evolve in the universe.
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Biggest black hole jets ever seen are as long as 140 Milky WaysThe largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping galaxies than previously thought.
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How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?New simulations show how thousands of galaxies evolve by traveling through the strands of gas, dust and stars that make up the universe's "cosmic web."
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More than 900,000 stars, galaxies and black holes revealed in most detailed X-ray map of the universe everScientists using the eROSITA X-ray telescope have released a trove of data that reveals more than 900,000 objects in space, including 700,000 supermassive black holes and other 'exotic' objects.
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8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.
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Mysterious 'fossilized' bubble 10,000 times the size of the Milky Way could be a relic from the Big BangAstronomers have spotted a gigantic void they believe to be a baryon acoustic oscillation — a relic from when the universe was a fiery plasma soup.
