large scale structures in the universe

The Largest Rotating Objects in the Universe: Galactic Filaments Hundreds of Millions of Light-Years Long

We've known for a while about the large-scale structure of the Universe. Galaxies reside in filaments hundreds of millions of…

4 years ago

Astronomers Have Mapped Out an Enormous Structure in the Universe Called the South Pole Wall

Galaxies aren't spread evenly throughout space. They exist in groups, clusters, and superclusters. Our own Milky Way galaxy exists in…

4 years ago

Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe

Matter in the Universe is not distributed equally. It's dominated by super-clusters and the filaments of matter that string them…

5 years ago

The First Results From The IllustrisTNG Simulation Of The Universe Has Been Completed, Showing How Our Cosmos Evolved From The Big Bang

The IllustrusTNG Project has created a large and detailed simulation of the Universe. It's helping us answer some important questions…

7 years ago

Big Bang Theory: Evolution of Our Universe

The Big Bang Theory explains how the Universe has evolved over last 13.8 billion years, starting from a singularity to…

9 years ago

New 3-D Map Shows Large Scale Structures in the Universe 9 Billion Years Ago

I remember seeing the Hubble 3-D IMAX movie in 2010 and literally gasping when the view pulled back from zooming…

11 years ago