Astronomers spotted shock waves shaking the web of the universe for the first time

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[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

These people need to learn about Birkland currents.

[–]zyxzevn[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Certainly. It is just shocking how little astronomers know about real-world plasma behavior.

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sciencenews.org has problem connecting. right now.
The article is about observations of the universe web structure.
This structure is visible via the Zeeman effect and polarized light caused by magnetic fields.
Nova-explosions seem to be causing waves in this structure.