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3 D Image of Dark Matter First Ever. Video.

In Astrophysics, images, videos on October 17, 2012 at 22:26

Astronomers have taken their first 3D look at a gigantic filament of dark matter, an invisible cosmic structure that can only be detected by its gravitational effects it has on its surroundings.

The universe is thought to be structured like a tangled web, with long strings of mostly dark matterintersecting at giant galaxy clusters. Since dark matter cannot be seen directly, these filaments are difficult to observe. But using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have managed to probe one of the elusive cosmic strands in 3D.

 

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3 D Image of Dark Matter.

http://www.space.com/18083-elusive-dark-matter-3d-view.html

 

 

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