Spectacular scenes show two galaxies having a ‘cosmic joust’. Astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent space collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation.

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New research has unveiled images of the universe in its infancy—a mere 388,000 after the Big Bang. ... The image shows the cosmic microwave background radiation visible 380,000 years after the ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

About half of the non-dark matter in the universe cannot be accounted for by stars and galaxies alone. Now, scientists say previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas could finally reveal it.

Detection of cosmic effect may bring universe's formation into sharper focus. A project initiated at Princeton made the first observation of a cosmic effect theorized 40 years ago that could provide ...

The largest 3D map of the universe EVER made: First breathtaking images from Euclid's 'cosmic atlas' are revealed - as scientists stitch together 14 million galaxies By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE ...