Scientists Just Mapped the Hidden Structure Holding the Universe Together

Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the research shows how dark matter gathered ordinary matter into dense regions, setting the stage for galaxies like the Milky Way and eventually planets like Earth.

Scientists release a map of the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like

Dark matter makes up most of the universe, yet we have very little understanding of it. Scientists recently released a map that gives the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like.

Scientists assemble most detailed map of dark matter ever produced

New Delhi: Scientists have used data from the James Webb Space telescope to produce the most detailed, high-resolution map of dark matter so far. The map covers a region in the Sextans constellation, roughly 2.5 times the area of the Moon. The map reveals how dark matter aligns precisely with visible matter, or the atoms that form stars, galaxies and planets. Dark matter is invisible and does not emit, reflect, absorb or block light. It passes t…