Large-Scale Structure
Galaxy Sheet
A thin, sheet-like layer of galaxies.
Wide, flat structures in the cosmic web where galaxies cluster preferentially along two-dimensional surfaces.
Overview
Wide, flat structures in the cosmic web where galaxies cluster preferentially along two-dimensional surfaces.
See also
Galaxy Wall
A sheet-like concentration of galaxies.
Galaxy Group
A small assembly of dozens of galaxies.
Fossil Galaxy Group
A group whose galaxies have already merged into one giant.
Galaxy Cluster
Hundreds to thousands of galaxies bound by gravity.
Galaxy Supercluster
A vast collection of clusters and groups.
Galaxy Filament
A thread-like backbone of the cosmic web.