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fromBig Think
4 days ago

What the Universe looks like: from nearby to far away

The Universe exhibits nested structure from the Solar System to the cosmic web, with galaxies, clusters, superclusters, voids, active black holes, and vast cosmological distances shaped by dark energy.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Day 23 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Distance and Perspective

This Hubble image features a trio of galaxies that appear to be very close together, but appearances can be deceiving. The large spiral galaxy at the bottom right is NGC 1356. The two apparently smaller spiral galaxies flanking it are LEDA 467699 ( top) and LEDA 95415 ( left).
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

See the whole Universe at once in this unique logarithmic view

Logarithmic distance scales reveal how planetary, stellar, galactic, and cosmic‑web structures relate across enormous distances.
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