Bozur
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Post by Bozur on Feb 17, 2009 12:41:47 GMT -5
Cosmologists aim to observe first moments of universe eurekalert.org — South Pole Telescope team to search for gravity wavesDuring the next decade, a delicate measurement of primordial light could reveal convincing evidence for the popular cosmic inflation theory, which proposes that a random, microscopic density fluctuation in the fabric of space and time gave birth to the universe in a hot big bang approximately 13. More… (Space) www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-02/uoc-cat021309.php
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Post by Bozur on Feb 17, 2009 12:42:31 GMT -5
Caption: NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe collected data that produced this chart of sound waves from the universe. Called a power spectrum, the chart plots the cosmic microwave background radiation as ripples of different sizes across the sky. The data are consistent with predictions of cosmic inflation theory. Credit: Courtesy of the WMAP Science Team Usage Restrictions: This image may be used by news organization in reports describing the research of John Carlstrom and Scott Dodelson. Related news release: Cosmologists aim to observe first moments of universe
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