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Giant dark matter bridge between galaxy clusters

vicky On Monday, 11 March 2013




A giant string of invisible dark matter has been discovered across the universe between a pair of galaxy clusters.


The filament forms a bridge between two huge galaxy clusters called Abell 222 and Abell 223, which lie 2.7 billion light-years away. The universe is thought to be filled with such strings of dark matter, a mysterious substance that cannot be seen, only sensed through its gravitational pull.


Scientists have made previous attempts to find dark matter filaments, which are predicted by theories that suggest galaxy clusters form at the intersections of filaments. Dark matter is thought to make up 83% of all matter in the universe.

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