!Issuance of a map that is one of the most accurate maps and “shows how matter is distributed throughout space”
Scientists have released one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how matter is distributed across the universe today.
When the universe began, matter rushed outward, gradually forming planets, stars, and galaxies.
By carefully mapping this process today, scientists can try to understand the forces that shaped the evolution of the universe.
By combining data from two major telescopic surveys of the universe, the Dark Energy Survey and the Antarctic Telescope, the new analysis involved more than 150 researchers, including many with the University of Chicago and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
The research assumes that matter is not as "lumpy" as would be expected based on the current best model of the universe.
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According to the scientists, this adds to a body of evidence that there may be something missing from the current Standard Model of the Universe.
By analyzing both sets of data, scientists can infer where all the matter in the universe ended up.
They say it is more accurate than previous measurements because it narrows down the possibilities for where this question might end up, compared to previous analyses.
The majority of the results are fully consistent with the currently best accepted theory of the origin of the universe. But there are also signs of a rift - it has been suggested in the past.
"There appears to be slightly less fluctuations in the current universe than we would expect assuming our standard cosmological model associated with the early universe," said co-author and astrophysicist Eric Baxter at the University of Hawaii.
The new readings found that the universe is less lumpy, conglomerating in regions rather than spreading out evenly.
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The researchers say that if other studies continue to find the same results, it could mean that something is missing from the current model of the universe.
However, the results have not yet reached the statistical level that scientists consider certain.
But because the analysis yielded useful information from two completely different telescopic surveys, the results are notable.
The results were published as a set of three articles in Physical Review D.
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