For the first time, astronomers have caught a glimpse of shock waves rippling along strands of the cosmic web — the enormous tangle of galaxies, gas and dark matter that fills the observable universe.

For the first time, astronomers have spotted enormous, galaxy-scale shock waves rattling the "cosmic web" that connects nearly all known galaxies. These cosmic waves could reveal clues about how the ...

For many years, scientists have been trying to understand cosmic rays—tiny, fast-moving particles that stream through space and bombard Earth nonstop. These high-energy particles are linked to ...

On the largest scales, the Universe is ordered into a web-like pattern: galaxies are pulled together into clusters, which are connected by filaments and separated by voids. These clusters and ...

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious shock wave. The phenomenon was found surrounding a white dwarf star by scientists from the University of Southampton and Durham University, along with other ...