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Scientists discover chunk of the universe's missing matter hiding between galaxiesThe total amount of ordinary matter in our universe adds up to roughly one-tenth of what's expected. Now, scientists think they may have found some of it between galaxies.
By Alex Keshavarzi Published
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Astronomers map one of the largest structures in the universe, hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance'Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe.
By Harry Baker Published
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'A collision within a collision': Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questionsA powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The "collision within a collision" could help answer multiple astrophysics questions, researchers say.
By Harry Baker Published
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Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant 'sea of light' near the cosmic dawnA unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution.
By Ivan Farkas Published
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'Truly extraordinary': Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest 'cosmic beacon' we've ever seenAstronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward Earth from 8 billion light-years away and was spotted thanks to a weird space-time trick first predicted by Einstein.
By Harry Baker Published
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Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra reveal monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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AI spots 'jellyfish,' 'hamburgers' and other unexplainable objects in Hubble telescope dataAI helped researchers probe the Hubble Space Telescope's archive to find strange celestial objects, including some indescribable by science.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at 'fundamental breakthrough' in particle physicsAstronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a "fundamental breakthrough" that challenges our understanding of how the universe evolved.
By Ivan Farkas Published
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Strange, 'starved' galaxy died 'a death of 1,000 cuts' in the ancient universe, JWST revealsA supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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