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'The models were right': Astronomers find 'missing' matter linking four galaxy clusters

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'The models were right': Astronomers find 'missing' matter linking four galaxy clusters

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Space@mander.xyz · 7 days ago

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Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the universe's 'missing' matter, addressing a decades-long mystery.

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So it’s unrelated to this?

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