Cosmological concept · Cosmology
Large-Scale Structure
Cosmology & UniverseEstablished Science
Definition
The statistical distribution of matter across the Universe on the largest scales.
Scientific overview
Beyond individual galaxies and clusters, matter follows a measurable statistical pattern that encodes cosmological parameters. Surveys of millions of galaxies test the ΛCDM model against this pattern.
Rests on
Measured by
Related topics
Knowledge connections
- Part ofStructure Formation
- Related toThe Cosmic Web
- Depends onStructure Formation
- Related toThe Cosmic Web
- Related toBaryon Acoustic Oscillations
- Related toSupercluster
- Related toGalaxy Cluster
- Measured bySloan Digital Sky Survey
- Measured byDark Energy Survey
- Measured byVera C. Rubin Observatory
- Related toGalaxy Cluster
- Related toSupercluster
- Related toCosmic Void
- Associated withGalaxy Evolution
- Associated withThe Sloan Great Wall
- Associated withAmplitude of Fluctuations (σ8)
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).