Kostas Migkas
kmigkas.bsky.social
Kostas Migkas
@kmigkas.bsky.social
Oort fellow at Leiden Observatory. Working on X-ray galaxy clusters and observational cosmology. Dad and husband.
Galaxy clusters and cosmology are coming together in Leiden and our upcoming Lorentz Workshop! Contact us if wishing to join!

Cosmology at the Crossroads: Galaxy Clusters in the Era of Large Surveys
📅 8–12 Dec 2025

👉 www.lorentzcenter.nl/cosmology-at...
#Astrophysics #Cosmology #GalaxyClusters
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The cosmic filament is 7.2 Mpc long, exhibits ~20% excess emission compared to the background, has a temperature of ~1 keV, gas particle density of ~10^-5/cm^3, and a baryon overdensity of ~35, making it the first pristine single filament ever detected in Xrays!
June 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM