In the filaments of slime mold, astronomers see the universe
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 09:50
in Astronomy & Space
A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled a team of astronomers and computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz to trace the filaments of the cosmic web that connects galaxies throughout the universe. Their results, published March 10 in Astrophysical Journal Letters, provide the first conclusive association between the […]