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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
Hubble Maps the Cosmic Web of "Clumpy" Dark Matter in 3-D
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A major news announcement issued at an American Astronomical Society meeting, the premier astronomy conference.

An international team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has created a three-dimensional map that provides the first direct look at the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe.

Read more: * NASA Press Release [ http://hubblesite.o…] * The Full Story [ http://hubblesite.o…]
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About this Survey Name: Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS) Field Description: Astronomical Survey Position (J2000): R.A. 10h 00m 28s.6
Dec. 02° 12' 21".0 Constellation: Sextens Dimensions: The COSMOS survey field covers 2 square degrees. About the Data Mission: Hubble Subaru VLT XMM/Newton Survey Type: Optical Optical Spectral x-Ray Instrument: ACS/WFC Suprime-Cam VIMOS EPIC Principal Ivestigator: Scoville: 9822; 10092 Taniguchi Kneib Hasinger Filters/Band Pass: F814W (I) B,V,r,i,z;
intermediate;
narrow bands R~200 0.5-2 keV 7e-16 cgs;
2-10 keV 3e-15 cgs Exposure Date(s): Oct. 2003 - May 2004 Jan-Feb 2004; 2005 Apr. 2004 Winter 2003-Winter 2004; XMM A04 About the Image Release Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Massey (California Institute of Technology) Release Date: January 7, 2007 Orientation/Scale: Full Resolution Image Single HST ACS COSMOS Tile [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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*Release Date*:January 7, 2007 01:30 PM (EST)
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*Title*:Hubble Maps the Cosmic Web of "Clumpy" Dark Matter in 3-D
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2007-01e
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COMPASS
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VLT
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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California
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Washington, D.C.
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May 2004
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Feb 2004
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January 7, 2007
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2004
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2007
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-200 7-01e
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Release Date:
January 7, 2007 01:30 PM (EST)

Hubble Maps the Cosmic Web of "Clumpy" Dark Matter in 3-D