382-quintessence-dixon – Quintessence, an energy that pervades space-time, may regulate the expansion of the universe. A deep-space visualization depicts a dynamic cosmological model where a vast, textured field of dark energy or quintessence permeates the universe. Swirling, cellular clusters of dense crimson and scarlet matter form a vast structural web across a deep red cosmic backdrop. Thousands of detailed, tiny spiral and elliptical galaxies drift through the crimson medium, aggregating along the high-density energetic nodes of the cosmic framework. digital painting by Don Dixon for Scientific American
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