XMM-Newton Spots Massive Cosmic Filament

From our understanding of the universe as we see it we can safely say that ordinary matter all things we know are made of can account for only 5 percent of the total mass of the universe. The rest of 95 percent is made of dark energy and dark matter, elusive forms of energy and matter that ha... [ read more >> ]

Composite image of the filament linking together the two galaxy clusters

Image of a model showing the possible aspect of the cosmic web

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Image of a model showing the possible aspect of the cosmic web