The Oldest Discovered Cluster of Galaxies is Revealing the Early Universe

By Erika K. Carlson
Sep 27, 2019 10:57 AMNov 11, 2019 5:52 PM
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A rendering of data from the study. The blue shading shows the estimated protocluster extent and the smaller boxes show images of the galaxies they observed in the protocluster. (Credit: NAOJ/Harikane et. al.)

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Galaxies and dark matter stretch throughout our universe as a vast cosmic web. They cluster together in some areas and leave empty voids in others.

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