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Shapley Supercluster

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science5 months ago•3 min saved

Astronomers Uncover Cosmic Web Connecting Distant Galaxies

Scientists have confirmed the existence of the missing 40% of matter in the universe by using Fast Radio Bursts and X-ray observations, aligning observations with cosmological models and completing our understanding of the universe's matter composition.

via IFLScience|

#cosmic-web #dark-matter #frbs

science6 months ago•4 min saved

Scientists finally locate the universe's elusive 'missing' matter

Scientists have identified a filament of hot, diffuse gas in the Shapley Supercluster that accounts for some of the universe's missing baryonic matter, aligning observations with cosmological models and helping to resolve the long-standing missing-baryon problem.

via Earth.com|

#cosmic-web #intergalactic-gas #missing-matter