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Deep-Space 'Filament' Shows Cosmic Fabric

2001; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 292; Issue: 5522 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.292.5522.1629b

1095-9203

Govert Schilling,

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Astronomers peering back to the early days of the universe have detected the primordial building blocks of galaxies. These cosmological Lego blocks--older and smaller than any detected before--are arranged in an elongated filament. The observations support a popular theory of cosmic evolution in which matter first collected into a network of thin filaments and later coalesced into clusters and superclusters.