Mar 9, 2019
5 min read
Why Are so Many Objects in the Universe Round?
On the shape of soap bubbles and the observable universe itself
In one of the most beautiful renditions of the night sky, Vincent Van Gogh depicts the stars not as mere pinpricks of light on the supple dark backdrop of empty space, but as turbulent and lyrical circles of paint, each warm center enlaced with the husk of loving, unflinching…
