This Map of the Cosmic Web Reaches Back in Time

The COSMOS scientific collaboration has released the largest map of the Universe ever created. It contains almost 800,000 galaxies, some from the Universe's earliest times. The map challenges some of our ideas about the early Universe.

Jun 10, 2025 - 03:30
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This Map of the Cosmic Web Reaches Back in Time

These are six galaxy images from COSMOS-Web, each from a different time. From upper left to lower right: the present-day universe, and 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 billion years ago. Image Credit: M. Franco / C. Casey / COSMOS-Web collaboration

The COSMOS scientific collaboration has released the largest map of the Universe ever created. It contains almost 800,000 galaxies, some from the Universe's earliest times. The map challenges some of our ideas about the early Universe.