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Cosmic Latte Is Turning the Universe’s Average Color Into a Mug

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A science-inspired ceramic mug glazed throughout in the pale cream color calculated as the universe’s average light.

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The project rejects surface printing and is commissioning a first firing with a maker who mixes their own glazes. Its premise comes from the 2002 averaging of light from 200,000 galaxies—and from the amusing fact that the universe’s first reported color was a software bug.

A science-inspired ceramic mug glazed throughout in the pale cream color calculated as the universe’s average light.

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