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The universe is getting hotter as it gets older — here’s why – The Next Web

The cosmic web — ribbons of gas and dust tying galaxies together — are the largest structures in the Universe, and a new study shows they are growing hotter over…

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The cosmic web ribbons of gas and dust tying galaxies together are the largest structures in the Universe, and a new study shows they are growing hotter over time.
Utilizing a phenomenon known as the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, astronomers find these ribbons are three times hotter than they were eight billion years ago.
Combining the latest data with a state-of-the-art theoretical model, we were able to reveal how the temperature of the Universe evolved, and how it was linked to the formation of the…

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