Pinkish-purple filaments fill the screen. Areas where they are more dense are brighter and a bit yellow, while voids are black.

The Cosmic Web (Artist’s Impression)

An artist’s impression of the cosmic web. Gravity builds a vast cobweb-like structure of filaments tying galaxies and galaxy clusters together along invisible bridges hundreds of millions of light-years long. Hubble studies the cosmic web to help us better understand the invisible forces that have shaped our universe into this structure.

Credits: Volker Springel (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics) et al.
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TakenMarch 10, 2020
Image CreditVolker Springel (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics) et al.
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