The Coma Cluster is home to over 1,000 galaxies — and 90% of its mass is dark matter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

The Coma Cluster of galaxies is among the densest known. This turbulent array of more than 3,000 galaxies (mostly ellipticals and lenticulars) forms a dim backdrop to the brighter Coma Berenices star ...

The Subaru Telescope has spotted the terminal ends of dark matter filaments in the Coma cluster stretching across millions of light years. This is the first time that strands of the cosmic web ...

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NASA's Picture of the Day transports viewers into the deep cosmic dream with a captivating image of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies. This snapshot was captured by astrophotographer Joe Hua, revealing the ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. February 23: The Moon occults some Pleiads First Quarter Moon occurs at 7:28 A.M. EST. The Moon then reaches perigee, the ...

Dark matter in the Coma Cluster region. The distribution of dark matter calculated based on this research (dark green cloud) is overlayed on an image of the Coma Cluster and more distant background ...