A team of researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered that something is mysteriously suppressing the growth of large-scale structures in the universe as it continues to accelerate its expansion. Releasing the findings: Published in Physical Review Letters on Sept. 11, the study was led by astrophysicist and cosmologist Minh Nguyen, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan's Department of Physics. Nguyen worked with University of Michigan professor Dragan Huterer and graduate student Yuewei Wen.
Seen through a giant's eyes, our Universe's galaxies cling like foam to the surface of an eternal ocean, drawing into clumps and strings around inky voids.
As the universe evolves, scientists expect large cosmic structures to grow at a certain rate: dense regions such as galaxy clusters would grow denser, while the void of space would grow emptier.