Mar 6, 2023 · Studying these elusive shock waves could give scientists a better look at the mysterious magnetic fields that permeate the cosmic web.

Oct 3, 2019 · Like an ethereal cosmic spider web, filaments of gas form a complex, interconnected structure that links galaxies to one another. But, just as whisper-thin threads of spider silk can be …

Sep 18, 2024 · High-energy jets emerge from two sides of a black hole (illustrated). The black hole resides in a galaxy that is part of a filament of the cosmic web (silvery wisps). E. Wernquist, M. Oei, D ...

Jan 20, 2014 · Filament of cosmic web set aglow Rare glimpse at massive outstretched gas cloud could reveal universe’s hidden structure

Jan 24, 2016 · This web arose in the wake of the Big Bang and stretched from subatomic sizes to cosmic proportions during the subsequent 13.8 billion years of cosmic expansion.

Jun 22, 2021 · A computer simulation shows how a cosmic filament twists galaxies and dark matter into a strand of the cosmic web. Filaments pull matter into rotation and toward clusters at their ends, …

Sep 20, 2024 · As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving a dazzlingly intricate cosmic web. This web’s …

Mar 17, 2020 · Tapping a similarity between a slime mold’s lacy web and the vast threads of matter that connect galaxies, astronomers visualized the cosmic web.

Dec 18, 2023 · Here are some astounding scientific firsts of 2023 In this simulation of the cosmic web, shock waves along filaments emit radio light (pink) as they ripple through magnetic fields (cyan).

Jul 11, 2022 · Here are the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first pictures From a stellar birthplace to the deepest cosmic view yet, NASA’s telescope dazzles