Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.

Rotating razor-thin galaxy string found 140 million light-years away shows many galaxies spinning with their filament, hinting that large structures shape galaxy rotation. Cosmic filaments are the ...

Astronomers have found a colossal spinning structure in space. Galaxies within this formation appear to spin together with a ...

Look up on a dark night and the stars seem scattered at random. Step back in scale, though, and the Universe looks nothing like a loose dusting. On its largest stretches, matter forms a vast web.

A quiet corner of the universe has offered a curious sight. Astronomers report a long, thin chain of galaxies moving in surprising ways. Their work outlines a structure that behaves far differently ...

Astronomers tracking interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal a far bigger story: a colossal, rotating chain of galaxies that may be the universe's largest spinning structure.

Astronomers have spotted one of the largest spinning structures in the Universe, and it could reveal how the Milky Way was formed. Using some of the world's most powerful telescopes, a team of ...