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James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny bright galaxies to shine light on dark matter
The James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny and bright galaxies in the early universe to unveil some secrets about the universe's most mysterious stuff, dark matter.
X-ray image of universe reveals almost 1 million high-energy objects: 'These are mind-blowing numbers'
"The scientific breadth and impact of the survey is quite overwhelming; it’s hard to put into a few words."
How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?
Scientists want to know how galaxies get ensnared in the universe's 'cosmic web' and how this network of filamentary gas and dust drives galactic evolution.
Something 'fishy' is happening with the Milky Way's dark matter halo
Stars around the outskirts of our galaxy may hint at a secret about the Milky Way's dark matter.
'Trainwreck' galaxy reflects the aftermath of a violent galactic collision (image)
The "peculiar," twisted galactic disk of the "trainwreck" lenticular galaxy NGC 4753 offers evidence of its violent collision with a dwarf galaxy over 1 billion years ago.
The universe might be younger than we think, galaxies' motion suggests
The motions of satellites in galaxy groups tell us that such groupings, and therefore possibly the universe, are younger than what standard cosmology tells us.
An impossibly huge ring of galaxies might lead us to new physics. Here's how
This galactic superstructure appears to us as it was over 9 billion years ago.
Are gaps in the Andromeda galaxy filled with dark matter? This NASA telescope could find out
NASA's forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will zoom in on streams of stars in the Andromeda galaxy to hunt for dark matter.
