Volume rendering of the output from a supercomputer simulation showing part of the cosmic web 11.5 billion years ago

Measuring ripples in the cosmic web

29 April 2017

Astronomers have made the first measurements of small-scale fluctuations in the cosmic web 2 billion years after the Big Bang. These measurements were conducted using a novel technique which relies on the light of quasars crossing the cosmic web along adjacent lines of sight.

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