cosmic web

noun

1. a network of filaments of dark matter, believed by many astronomers to form the basis of the universe

Example Sentences

"Researchers around the world are using the quasar map to measure everything from the initial density fluctuations that seeded the cosmic web to the distribution of cosmic voids to the motion of our solar system through the universe."

From Science Daily

If numerous and pervasive enough, these primordial black holes could function as the dark matter that knits the cosmic web together with its gravity and is thought to make up 85% of the matter in the universe.

From Science Magazine

Given the universe’s 13.8-billion-year age and light’s finite speed, that means Euclid will probe the cosmic web’s evolution from a time close to when the first stars were forming.

From Scientific American

Dark matter and dark energy alike subtly influence the shapes and arrangements of galaxies and galaxy clusters, which collectively form filaments, sheets and voids in a vast “cosmic web.”

From Scientific American

As we watch the struggles between Insuk, Huran and Sungho, we reflect on what it means to make a place, not only in this world but in the cosmic web of history and time.

From Seattle Times