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Dark Energy Is Real, Despite Claim to the Contrary
By Chelsea Gohd published
Researchers claim to have found serious fault with the existence of dark energy, but not everyone is buying into it.
Cosmic Rays Are Starting to Tear Apart This Milky Way Satellite Galaxy
By Paul Sutter published
Researchers recently released simulations of the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — and found that cosmic rays from a starburst event are starting to rip it apart.
19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.
By Rafi Letzter published
Nineteen newly discovered dwarf galaxies seem to be missing their dark matter, and physicists aren't sure why.
Hoag's Object Is a Galaxy Within a Galaxy Within a Galaxy (and Nobody Knows Why)
By Brandon Specktor published
Hoag's object, which is a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy, has befuddled stargazers since astronomer Arthur Hoag discovered it in 1950.
3 Black Holes Possibly Seen Cooking Their Galaxies Alive
By Rafi Letzter published
Without the turbulence, the galaxies would die in just a few billion years.
Physicists Just Created the Most Detailed Simulation of the Universe in History
By Tim Childers published
An international team of scientists has created the most detailed large-scale model of the universe to date, a simulation they call TNG50.
Astronomers Discover Glowing 'Galactic Ghoul'
By James Geach published
Astronomers have just observed a ghostly nebula of gas resembling the shape of an hourglass, surrounding a known galaxy. This ghoulish structure has dwarfed the galaxy it is surrounding.
Colliding Galaxies Form Piercing Eyes of 'Ghost Face’ in New Hubble Telescope Image
By Hanneke Weitering published
A ghastly face with glowing eyes glares in deep space in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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