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Keith Cooper

Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos

A diagram-type image representing stellar shells and tidal streams in haloes of nearby galaxies. .

Hidden information in maps of galaxies spread across the universe could soon come forth, thanks to a new way of interrogating the data that preserves the three-dimensional nature of these maps.

The hidden information could be vital in telling us whether the standard model of cosmology is correct, or whether there are deviations from it that could affect our understanding of the "dark universe," which comprises dark matter and dark energy.

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