Record #:

25818

Author(s):

Nair, Prashant

Abstract:

Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton used a model that assumes the existence of a parallel universe to predict a giant void in space before it was observed by other scientists. The void was inconsistent with standard cosmological theory, but has led to new possibilities in research.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p26-27, il

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Astronomy