Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures ever found in the Universe

Published on December 4, 2025

An international team led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a ‘razor-thin’ string of galaxies embedded in a giant spinning cosmic filament, 140 million light-years away. The findings, published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, could offer valuable new insights into how galaxies formed in the early Universe.
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Scientists rule out fourth neutrino particle in search for new physics

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Expert Comment: National Emergency Briefing- Reforming UK food systems isn’t just imperative, it’s an opportunity

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Professor Paul Behrens, from the Oxford Martin School, was one of nine experts invited to deliver evidence at the UK’s first-ever National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crises, held last week. Before an audience of over a thousand MPs, senior civil servants, industry bosses, and civic leaders, he outlined the urgent need to reform the UK food system – and the diverse benefits this w