Astronomers discover one of the Universe’s largest spinning structures

Oxford University astronomers discovered one of the universe's largest rotating structures—a razor-thin chain of 14 hydrogen-rich galaxies stretching 5.5 million light years within a massive cosmic filament located 140 million light years from Earth. The galaxies spin in the same direction as the entire filament, which rotates at 110 km/s like a cosmic carousel, challenging existing models about how galaxies acquire their rotation from large-scale structures and providing crucial insights into early universe galaxy formation.