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Does the universe behave the same way everywhere? Gravitational lenses could help us find out
A new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) presents a methodology to test the ...
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Exploring the Universe’s True Shape: New Study Proposes Challenges to the Cosmological Principle
A new study proposes a way to use weak gravitational lensing data to test the long-held Cosmological Principle of the ...
Does the universe behave the same way everywhere? Weak gravitational lensing could provide an answer
A study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) presents a methodology to test the assumption ...
Astronomers just found the largest known object in the entire universe
Researchers say they've discovered the largest known object in the universe, a galactic superstructure called Quipu.
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Black holes could 'bend it like Beckham' to reveal hidden asymmetries of the universe
By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...
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Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
The Quipu superstructure is enormous, spanning 1.4 billion light years – and it could violate one of our fundamental ...
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Are humans in a special place in the universe?
The idea that the universe is homogenous and looks the same in every direction is built into the core of cosmology in the form of the Cosmological Principle. When we actually observe the universe ...