Sentences with phrase «matter filaments between»

Not exact matches

Partially dimmed x-rays (dips in graph) from a flaring blazar (right) reveal two filaments of hot, diffuse matter in the vast spaces between galaxies.

It is composed of spindly filaments of primordial material (mostly hydrogen and helium gas) and dark matter which connect galaxies and span the chasms between them.

According to theory, the bulk of the matter in the universe consists of large, dark filaments of gas in the vast empty space between galaxy clusters.

[Jörg P. Dietrich et al., «A filament of dark matter between two clusters of galaxies»]

«Filaments are this integral part of the cosmic web, though it's unclear what is the relationship between the underlying dark matter and the filaments,» and that was a primary motivation for the study, said Simone Ferraro, one of the study's authors who is a Miller postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley's Center for CosmologicalFilaments are this integral part of the cosmic web, though it's unclear what is the relationship between the underlying dark matter and the filaments,» and that was a primary motivation for the study, said Simone Ferraro, one of the study's authors who is a Miller postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley's Center for Cosmologicalfilaments,» and that was a primary motivation for the study, said Simone Ferraro, one of the study's authors who is a Miller postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley's Center for Cosmological Physics.

In their paper, Hudson and Epps list dozens of previous studies that have attempted to measure and observe the dark matter web, and they say they hope their stacking techniques to measure the filaments between groups and clusters of galaxies can serve as a foundation for future filament studies.

Dark matter filaments bridge the space between galaxies in this false colour map.