#large-scale structure

Content tagged "large-scale structure".

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Articles

The Universe Has a Skeleton — JWST Just Mapped It Using 164,000 Galaxies

May 18, 2026

Galaxies don't float around randomly. They line up along thread-like structures called filaments, tied together at knots called galaxy clusters. JWST's COSMOS-Web survey has now produced the highest-resolution map of this cosmic web ever made, reaching back to just one billion years after the Big Bang.

Stars and Galaxies #JWST#cosmic web#large-scale structure#galaxies#COSMOS-Web#filaments

Galaxy Clusters Weigh Twice as Much as We Thought — Stellar Corpses Are to Blame

May 4, 2026

Galaxy clusters — the most massive objects in the universe — may contain roughly twice the baryonic mass astronomers have long assumed. The culprit is something no one bothered counting seriously: the accumulated remains of dead stars.

Stars and Galaxies #galaxy clusters#neutron stars#black holes#dark matter#large-scale structure

Stories

Address

May 18, 2026

A complaint arrives at the Cosmic Zoning Office — from a galaxy that never got to choose where it ended up.

Short Story #universe#large-scale structure#place#fate