Galaxies
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![A diagram-type image representing stellar shells and tidal streams in haloes of nearby galaxies.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHJPjMcjajdVMbwhHUSusK-320-80.jpg)
Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos
By Keith Cooper published
Computer algorithms can model the universe, matching simulations to observations and revealing the distribution of dark matter.
![Lots of galaxies and stars against a dark background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HoprUWEeC3EWM5wibzm3uj-320-80.jpg)
Dark Energy Camera captures thousands of galaxies in stunning image
By Victoria Corless published
Astronomers have captured a breathtaking new image of the Antlia Cluster of galaxies.
![An illustration of five galaxies alligned on a cosmic string of pearls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GYPCwdPksrWHUNuh4rCJw6-320-80.png)
Rare string of 'cosmic pearls' dance together in the universe
By Robert Lea published
A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls.
![an orange cloud of gas in space, shaped almost like an upside-down chicken](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CxZSJhdp4xaPxLK5AvWozA-320-80.jpg)
Running Chicken Nebula glows in gorgeous new image from Very Large Telescope in Chile
By Samantha Mathewson published
A new image from the Very Large Telescope captures a cosmic cloud referred to as the Running Chicken Nebula, given its bright 'beak' and characteristic shape.
![split image showing many bright points on the left, stars and galaxies, with a white box around a faint object, enlarged on the right as a blurry stream of lights circled in a white dotted line.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HWnnQHinuSXUG3MRWUygEG-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope witnesses Firefly Sparkle galaxy 'being assembled brick by brick' (image, video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A relic galaxy has been uncovered from the early universe, revealing new clues about what our own Milky Way galaxy may have looked like back then.
![The colliding galaxies of the Antenna Galaxy. Does such a merger create the universe's most monsterous galaxies?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3ts6soQ7VQyT6UJ4Nos7M-320-80.png)
How did the universe's most monstrous giant galaxies grow? Scientists may finally know
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered that large flows of cold gas created by collisions between galaxies in the early universe may have forged some of the most monstrous star systems.
![a scattering of stars and galaxies of various colors in black spsce.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7UEbadALChvoFRL6H9Voe-320-80.jpg)
5 galaxies in perfect alignment challenge our best model of the universe
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers have discovered a group of dwarf galaxies with distinct features that challenge predictions made by the prevailing cold dark matter (CDM) model.
![A yellow swirl against a black background four gatherintg of stars are located in the four corners of the image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VkbXYMxb5DcL2nQgYDXJkS-320-80.png)
These 5 stunning galaxy images tell us a story of cosmic evolution
By Robert Lea published
Five new portraits of galaxies located between 4 million to 30 million light-years from Earth could help astronomers unlock the secrets of cosmic evolution.
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