Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Universe in a Box

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 21, 1997 is “A Universe in a Box,” an image. It is credited to Credit: M. Norman (UIUC) et al., Grand Challenge Cosmology Consortium. The original explanation runs about 144 words.

A Universe in a Box
Credit: M. Norman (UIUC) et al., Grand Challenge Cosmology Consortium Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Is this our universe? Possibly.”

— APOD editors, August 21, 1997

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At a glance

Date
August 21, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: M. Norman (UIUC) et al., Grand Challenge Cosmology Consortium
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 144 words

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