Composition of the Cosmos
This diagram shows the ingredients that make up the Universe. Astronomers now realize that the universe's main ingredient is a 'dark energy', a mysterious form of energy that exists between galaxies.
Credit:
Ann Feild (STScI)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0109h |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 2 April 2001, 19:00 |
| Size: | 678 x 284 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Composition, Universe |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Cosmology : Morphology : Large-Scale Structure • Unspecified : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Dark Matter • Cosmology Images/Videos |