Illustrations
Small-Scale Concentrations of Dark Matter (Artist’s Impression)
September 10, 2020 · ESA/Hubble · MACS J1206.2-0847, MACSJ1206.2-0847
This artist’s impression represents small-scale concentrations of dark matter in the galaxy cluster MACSJ 1206. Astronomers measured the amount of gravitational lensing caused by this cluster to produce a detailed map of the distribution of dark matter in it.
Dark matter is the invisible glue that keeps stars bound together inside a galaxy and makes up the bulk of the matter in the Universe.
More Hubble images of MACS J1206.2-0847, MACSJ1206.2-0847
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