Astronomers Reveal First Direct Image of the Universe's Cosmic Web

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Astronomers Reveal First Direct Image of the Universe's Cosmic Web
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Astronomers have captured the first direct image of a filament in the cosmic web, revealing gas flowing between two ancient quasars over 11 billion light-years away, confirming theories about how galaxies grow by siphoning gas along web-like structures and providing new insights into dark matter and galaxy formation.

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