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Astronomers discover largest known spinning structures in the universe
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Tendrils of galaxies up to hundreds of millions of light-years long may be the largest spinning objects in the universe, a new study finds.
1st matter in the universe may have been a perfect liquid
By Mara Johnson-Groh published
Scientists have recreated the first matter that appeared after the Big Bang in the Large Hadron Collider.
This week on the Space.com forums: Defining nothing, spin in space and a fun quiz!
By Mohamed Mohammed published
This week on the forums, the community takes on the concept of nothingness. We also discuss spinning in space and try a fun quiz!
Is there a pattern to the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
For decades, cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal — that is, if it looks the same no matter how large the scale.
Black holes, string theory and more: Q&A with physicist Brian Greene
By Mike Wall published
Space.com caught up with Greene to discuss the importance of science education, why black holes are so interesting and whether a "theory of everything" breakthrough could be on the horizon.
A tiny, wobbling muon just shook particle physics to its core
By Ben Turner published
But this may not be the end of the story.
The 1st few seconds of the Big Bang: What we know and what we don't
By Paul Sutter published
Believe it or not, physicists are attempting to understand the universe when it was only a handful of seconds old.
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