Astronomers Locate 'Missing' Matter in Cosmic Web

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Astronomers using XMM-Newton and Suzaku telescopes discovered a massive filament of hot gas connecting four galaxy clusters, potentially containing some of the universe's 'missing' matter, and confirming predictions of the cosmic web structure.
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