Computer simulation of a portion of the Universe,modelling the distribution of 10,000 galaxies in a cube with sides of about 80 Megaparsec. Astronomical observations show that on this scale galaxies do not fill the space in a random way but tend to be clustered,either in filaments,walls or in massive nodes,leaving large voids where the density is virtually zero. This sponge-like structure is here simulated using a particular geometrical pattern called the Voronoi tessellation. The galaxies are colour-coded according to their position: white dots represent galaxies in voids,blue in filaments,green in walls and red in nodes | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / PROF. VINCENT ICKE |
Taille de l’image : | 3543 px × 2601 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |