cosmic web
Scientists Discovered an 'Ultra-Large Structure' in Space That Shouldn't Exist
The Big Ring, located 9 billion light years from Earth, is so huge that it challenges our current understanding of the universe.
Scientists Discovered an Ancient 'Large-Scale Structure' In Deep Space
The "Cosmic Vine" is a massive structure in the cosmic web that links 20 galaxies in the early universe.
Something Mysterious Appears to Be Suppressing the Universe's Growth, Scientists Say
The unexplained cause of the slowed growth of the cosmic web that connects galaxies could hint at new physics.
A Space Mission to Map the Structures Connecting the Universe and Solve Fundamental Mysteries Is About to Launch
“Euclid is really touching on the fundamentals of our physics," said project scientist René Laureijs.
New Map of All Matter In the Universe Reveals Something Strange About the Cosmic Web
The cosmic web is a vast structure connecting the entire universe, and new measurements point to a mysterious anomaly.
New Observations Reveal How Giant Structures In Space Connect the Universe and Form Galaxies
The cosmic web is a vast and mysterious structure that forms the universe, and we're learning how it shapes galaxies that host stars and planets.
Scientists Discover Unexplained 'Megahalo' Structures in Space That Could Reveal Secrets of Cosmic Web Connecting Universe
A team has “discovered a new type of cosmic phenomenon” that can illuminate some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
'Time Machine' Simulation May Uncover Secrets of Cosmic Web Connecting Universe
Scientists were able to “fast-forward” simulations of ancient galaxy clusters to our present day in a first-of-its-kind study.
Space Has Invisible Walls Created by Mysterious 'Symmetrons,' Scientists Propose
Scientists invoke “new physics” to explain the weirdly synced-up “satellites” observed around the Milky Way and other nearby galaxies.
A Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe Shapes Dark Matter in Galaxies, Study Finds
Galaxies located at cosmic web “nodes” assemble dark matter earlier, and are more enriched with heavy elements, compared with those that are further away.
The Earth Is Inside an Enormous Cosmic Tunnel, New Research Proposes
The new model proposes a filament-like magnetic tunnel encompassing the entire solar system, explaining two mysterious features of the sky.
The Scientists Exploring the ‘Dark Universe’ Linked by a Vast Cosmic Web
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low and Carter Emmart of the American Museum of Natural History discuss the cosmic web in an episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”