Matter is the basic element of all atoms, molecules, planets and the Universe itself. It is believed to have emerged with the Big Bang explosion 14 billion years ago. Over time, galaxies, planets and stars appeared from every corner of the universe. Now, scientists have managed to create a map of matter in the Universe, which will allow several researches to understand its history and its emergence.
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Researchers at the University of Chicago and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) have released one of the most accurate measurements of matter in the Universe. They were able to measure the distribution of matter in the Universe to try to understand the forces that modulated its evolution.
Combined data from two telescopes
The team of scientists combined data from two laboratories, the Dark Matter Observatory and the
They found that matter is not as concentrated as expected. This was expected because, according to the Big Bang theory, in which all matter in the Universe was condensed into a single point with infinite density and high temperatures, there was an explosion. This explosion generated the emergence of fundamental particles, such as proton, neutron and electron, then the first atoms appeared.
But scientists have observed that the matter is not so concentrated, indicating that there are flaws or some missing factor in the theory of evolution of the Universe.
way of matter
Scientists try to recreate the path taken by matter since its inception. One of the leaders of the study says that the use of data from two different telescopes serves as a cross-check of the veracity of the measurements made. For this, they evaluated gravitational lensing and the bending of light when passing through objects with a lot of gravity, such as galaxies. With this analysis, they were able to infer where this matter ended up in the Universe.