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fromBig Think
4 days ago

What the Universe looks like: from nearby to far away

Looking skyward fills us with wonder. Off-world, the Sun, planets, stars, and galaxies all await. Our Solar System encompasses our own cosmic backyard. Farther away, stars and star clusters abound within the Milky Way. Hundreds of billions of stars exist just within our home galaxy. Inside our Local Group, only Andromeda surpasses us in mass, size, and stars. More than 5 million light-years away, galaxies abound in groups and clusters.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
7 months ago

Dark Matter Droplets' Could Solve Multiple Cosmic Mysteries

Dark matter remains unproven yet its existence is supported by a plethora of astronomical observations, suggesting it's a crucial component of our universe's structure.
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fromBig Think
8 months ago

The most "boring" part of cosmic history shaped our modern Universe

The first moments after the Big Bang were critical for forming the universe's structure.
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fromBig Think
8 months ago

JWST's most ambitious view is now available to everyone

The COSMOS-Web survey illustrates the evolutionary history of galaxies, emphasizing how cosmic structures formed over 13.8 billion years.
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