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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
Largest celestial object of its kind discovered in the distant universe
Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...
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How cosmic stasis may drastically rewrite the history of the universe
Unexpected epochs of stillness that punctuate the cosmic timeline could offer a natural explanation for dark matter and many ...
Space.com8d
1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang
A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...
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Searching the entire sky for the secrets to our universe
A mere billionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, our universe expanded dramatically — a ...
A 200,000-Light-Year Jet Ignites New Questions About the Early Cosmos
Astronomers have discovered a massive, double-lobed radio jet stretching 200,000 light-years from a quasar that existed when ...
What Is Dark Energy? The Hidden Force Driving the Universe Apart
Dark energy is still a mystery, but powerful new telescopes are set to uncover clues. With NASA and ESA leading the charge, ...