Matter in intergalactic space is distributed in a vast network of interconnected filamentary structures, collectively ...

Scientists detected missing ordinary matter in a 23-million-light-year cosmic filament between galaxy clusters using X-ray telescopes The discovery found gas heated to 10+ million degrees with density ...

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A figure illustrating the rotation of a newly discovered cosmic filament. (Seoyoung Lyla Jung/University of Oxford) (CN) — It appears the more we investigate the universe for answers, the more ...

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Another clue about the whereabouts of the missing matter in the Universe has just emerged from amid the largest local cosmic structure. X-ray observations have revealed a massive filament of hot gas, ...

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together. The razor-thin chain of galaxies sits inside a much larger filament that ...

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Look up on a dark night and the stars seem scattered at random. Step back in scale, though, and the Universe looks nothing like a loose dusting. On its largest stretches, matter forms a vast web.

Rotating razor-thin galaxy string found 140 million light-years away shows many galaxies spinning with their filament, hinting that large structures shape galaxy rotation. Cosmic filaments are the ...