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The Cosmic Web (Artist’s Impression) (Dark Matter object) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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The Cosmic Web (Artist’s Impression)

March 10, 2020 · ESA/Hubble · Dark Matter object

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In shaping the Universe, gravity builds a vast cobweb-like structure of filaments tying galaxies and clusters of galaxies together along invisible bridges hundreds of millions of light-years long. This is known as the cosmic web.