Dark Matter Drives Structural Formation and Constructs Potential Wells Where Galaxies May Form (image)

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters

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This figure illustrates structure in the simulated universe, in a box 200 million light-years on each side. It is color coded, using black, green, yellow, pink and white to represent low- to high-density regions, respectively

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