A galaxy cluster in the early universe is 10 times hotter than it ought to be, which may reshape how we think these enormous ...

To explore this long-standing mystery, an international team of scientists formed a group known as the Collaboration for ...

Astronomers have identified what could be the largest structure ever observed in the known universe—a vast network of galaxy clusters and superclusters containing an astonishing 200 quadrillion solar ...

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Shapley supercluster was one of five giant structures detected in a new study of the local ...

Astronomers found a young galaxy cluster with unexpectedly hot gas, suggesting cosmic structures formed faster than once ...

New research puts forward compelling new evidence that dark matter interacts with cosmic "ghost particles" called neutrinos.

But there are several important anomalies, including a widely debated one called the Hubble tension. It is named after Edwin ...

For years, scientists have worked to chart the universe’s massive structure, aiming to test key models of cosmology. These efforts also help uncover how galaxies form and change over time. While most ...

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The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...