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Webb data used to map dark matter across a 0.54 sq. degree field in Sextans — Assets.science.nasa.gov

Webb data used to map dark matter across a 0.54 sq. degree field in Sextans

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed a 0.54 square degree region in the constellation Sextans and, using those data, researchers produced a dark matter map overlaid on an image containing nearly 800,000 galaxies. The map shows dark matter in blue, with brighter blue indicating higher dark matter

Webb produces highest-resolution dark matter map of COSMOS region — Nasa.gov

Webb produces highest-resolution dark matter map of COSMOS region

Scientists using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have produced one of the most detailed, high-resolution maps of dark matter ever made, covering a section of the COSMOS field in the constellation Sextans. Published Monday, Jan. 26, in Nature Astronomy, the map shows how invisible dark matter overlaps