Vast Web of Dark Matter Mapped

Astronomers have created a vast cosmic map revealing an intricate web of dark matter and galaxies spanning a distance of one billion light-years.
This unprecedented task was achieved not by observing dark matter directly, but by observing its gravitational effects on ancient light traveling from galaxies that existed when the Universe was half the age it is now.
Constructed by astronomers from the University of British Columbia and University of Edinburgh, this is the largest dark matter map ever built and took five years to complete.

The map visualizes an intricate cosmic web of dark matter and galaxies one billion light-years across.Understanding the structure of dark matter will help us understand the evolution of the Universe.

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