Daniel Pomarède<p>An intriguing cover for this 2003 issue of Nature, featuring a dodecahedral space topology and this question:</p><p> Is this the shape of the Universe?</p><p>☑️ The research paper: <a href="https://nature.com/articles/nature01944" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/nature0194</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a> <br>☑️ A News & Views article: <a href="https://nature.com/articles/425566a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nature.com/articles/425566a</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>☑️ The full issue: <a href="https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/425/issues/6958" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/nature/volumes/425/</span><span class="invisible">issues/6958</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/topology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>topology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/curvature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curvature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cmb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cmb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wmap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigbang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigbang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/covers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturecovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturecovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>