An international team of astronomers has captured the most detailed image ever of a cosmic filament, a vast structure of gas stretching between two galaxies nearly 12 billion light-years away. This filament, part of the cosmic web, provides a direct glimpse into how galaxies form and grow in the early universe.

After hundreds of hours of observations, researchers captured a highly detailed image of a long filament of the "cosmic web" connecting two distant galaxies. The discovery opens new windows for understanding how structures form and evolve in the universe.

Researchers have captured an extremely rare image of a cosmic filament connecting two galaxies when the universe was just two billion years old.

Scientists have captured the most detailed image of a cosmic filament which could lead to a better understanding of galaxy formation