Cosmological concept · Cosmology
The Cosmic Web
Cosmology & UniverseEstablished Science
Definition
The vast network of filaments and voids into which galaxies and dark matter are organised on the largest scales.
Scientific overview
On scales of hundreds of millions of light-years, matter is arranged in a web of dense filaments and sheets surrounding enormous nearly-empty voids, with galaxy clusters at the intersections. Galaxy surveys and simulations reveal the same structure.
Rests on
Measured by
Contains
Related topics
Knowledge connections
- Part ofStructure Formation
- Depends onStructure Formation
- Related toLarge-Scale Structure
- ContainsCosmic Filament
- ContainsCosmic Void
- ContainsSupercluster
- Measured bySloan Digital Sky Survey
- Related toLarge-Scale Structure
- Related toSupercluster
- Related toCosmic Filament
- Related toCosmic Void
- Associated withThe Sloan Great Wall
- Associated withThe Boötes Void
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).