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   Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 21:17:41 JST Corey S Powell

   A 6-year survey mapped the biggest structures in the universe. The results are beautiful...and, annoyingly, they fit nicely with the current model of cosmology.

   We know there's something missing from that model, but figuring out *what* is not easy!

   https://news.uchicago.edu/story/scientists-release-new-survey-biggest-objects-universe #space #science #nature

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     Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 23:28:39 JST Corey S Powell

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     Contrary to all those click-baity headlines about how cosmology is "broken," scientists are mostly frustrated that it's *not* obviously broken.

     When we can find the real cracks, we'll have a path to deeper understanding.

     https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2408/ #space #astronomy #science #physics