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A new image reveals the structure of the cosmic web

Researchers have mapped light emitted by tendrils of gas that are strung between galaxies

galaxy cluster

Scientists have spotted filaments of gas (blue) in the cosmic web, which thread between galaxies (bright spots). The gas and some of the galaxies are part of a protocluster, a clump of galaxies in the process of forming.

Hideki Umehata

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

Like an ethereal cosmic spider web, filaments of gas form a complex, interconnected structure that links galaxies to one another.