Shedding Light on the Cosmic Skeleton

Astronomers have tracked down a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. The discovery, made possible by combining two of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world, is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic [...]

Full story at http://spacefellowship.com/2009/11/03/shedding-light-on-the-cosmic-skeleton/