Matter in intergalactic space is distributed in a vast network of interconnected filamentary structures, collectively ...

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

Recent research using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope reveals that black holes are not just passive consumers ...

An international team has captured an unprecedented image of a cosmic filament connecting two galaxies. This discovery sheds ...

Experts emphasize that the cosmic microwave background is shaped by everything it encounters on its journey, including ...

"For the first time, we could trace the boundary between the gas residing in galaxies and the material contained within the ...

A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...

An international team of astronomers has captured the most detailed image ever of a cosmic filament, a vast structure of gas ...

The rings are regions of higher density, where the galactic material has been pushed together by the rippling shocks. The ...

This cosmic web acts as the scaffolding on which all visible structures in the Universe are built: within the filaments, gas flows to fuel star formation in galaxies. Direct observations of the fuel ...

These cosmic web filaments serve as the nurseries where galaxies grow by accreting pristine gas that fuels their star formation. However, observing these filaments has been a daunting challenge ...