cosmic web
What Can Slime Mold Teach Us About the Universe?
What can slime molds tell us about the large-scale structure of the Universe and the evolution of galaxies? These things…
Seeing the Web Connecting Galaxies Across the Universe
One hundred years ago, we didn't know there was anything outside of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Now we…
Even the Largest Structures in the Universe Have a Magnetic Field
The cosmic web is filled with magnetic fields, and we are starting to observe them at last.
A Dark Matter map of our Local Cosmic Neighborhood
A new simulation by a team of astrophysicists has resulted in the most detailed 3D map of the cosmic web,…
One of These Pictures Is the Brain, the Other is the Universe. Can You Tell Which is Which?
“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in…
Astronomers Find the Missing Normal Matter in the Universe, Still Looking for Dark Matter, Though
Two new studies, independently of each other, have managed to fins some of the "missing matter" contained within the Cosmic…
Unprecedented Images of the Intergalactic Medium
An international team of astronomers has taken unprecedented images of intergalactic space — the diffuse and often invisible gas that…
This Video Is The Closest You’ll Get To Experiencing Warp Drive
Engage! This video shows some results of the the Galaxy and Mass Assembly catalogue, including the real positions of galaxies.…
Journal Club: Dark Matter – The Early Years
[/caption] According to Wikipedia, a journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Edge of Greatness
[/caption] The so-called End of Greatness is where you give up trying to find more superlatives to describe large scale…