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Laniakea and the Cosmic Web
class=» eplus-wrapper»>The cosmic web is a huge and complex network of filaments of dark matter, gas and galaxies, with clusters and superclusters of galaxies inside the points where several of these filaments meet. The filament structure also leaves large empty spaces, which are called ‘voids’. In this 3D model we see a part of the…
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NGC 2997 model
class=» eplus-wrapper»>NGC 2997 is a spiral galaxy, with a slightly warped disc, like the disc of the Milky Way. The presence of globular superclusters of stars in the centre is a feature that distinguishes this galaxy from our own. It is 30 million light-years away from us and is seen in the southern constellation of…
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A Touch of the Universe wins a grant from the EU Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan
Our project to print 3D tactile astronomical resources for blind and visually impaired people has received a «Proof of Concept» project grant within the framework of the national program to promote scientific-technical research and its transfer, from the National Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research Plan 2021-2023, in its 2022 call, within the framework of the…
