Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Sloane Digital Sky Survey, matter, citizen science
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
These days it goes without saying that the universe is the same in every direction, at least on large scales. Or is it? We take a look at a new result from the Sloane Digital Sky Survey that seems to show a big smiley face in space, or more precisely, a decidedly non-random distribution of matter on a very large scale. We'll discuss what it means, or doesn't, take a look at citizen science, and discuss the latest in space news, nerd news, and a sci-fi trivia.
Episode Sponsor
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Date Created
6-16-2021
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
48:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "The Cosmological Principle" (2021). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 162.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/162
