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A figure illustrating the rotation of neutral hydrogen (right) in galaxies residing in an extended filament (middle), where the galaxies exhibit a coherent bulk rotational motion tracing the large-scale cosmic web (left).
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'Teacup-like' spinning structure one of largest ever seen in universe

One of the largest rotating structures ever found in the universe – likened to a teacups ride at a theme park – has been spotted some 140 million light-years from Earth. The giant spinning cosmic filament, which has a "razor-thin"...
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The region of sky studied in the DEVILS survey.
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DEVILS in the details: How cosmic landscape impacts galaxy lifecycle

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From left, the 2025 GJI Student Author Award winners Masayoshi Someya, Xiongwei Liu and Jingtao Min.
2025 GJI Student Author Award winners announced
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Sir Brian May (right) is joined by RAS Council member Professor Derek Ward-Thompson and J-P Metsavainio for the launch of their new book Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D.
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Glowing deep red from the distant past, the galaxy Y1 shines because of dust grains heated by newly-formed stars (circled in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope).
Superheated star factory is discovered in early universe
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Type Ia supernova SN1994d pictured in its host galaxy NGC4526.
Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up'
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This artist’s impression depicts a dying Sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet. New research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them.
Ageing stars may be destroying their closest planets
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A figure illustrating the rotation of neutral hydrogen (right) in galaxies residing in an extended filament (middle), where the galaxies exhibit a coherent bulk rotational motion tracing the large-scale cosmic web (left).
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'Teacup-like' spinning structure one of largest ever seen in universe
The region of sky studied in the DEVILS survey.
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DEVILS in the details: How cosmic landscape impacts galaxy lifecycle
Glowing deep red from the distant past, the galaxy Y1 shines because of dust grains heated by newly-formed stars (circled in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope).
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Superheated star factory is discovered in early universe
Type Ia supernova SN1994d pictured in its host galaxy NGC4526.
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Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up'
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