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How Gravitational Waves Could Let Us See the First Moments After the Big Bang
Cosmology has had several ground-breaking discoveries over the last 100+ years since Einstein developed his theory of relativity. Two of…
New Supercomputer Simulations Will Help pin Down Inflation
In the very earliest moments of the big bang, the universe experienced a period of rapid expansion known as inflation.…
How Do We Know the Universe is Flat? Discovering the Topology of the Universe
Cosmologists tell us that the Universe is flat. It sure feels like 3-dimensions. What does this even mean, and how…
Cosmologist Thinks a Strange Signal May Be Evidence of a Parallel Universe
In the beginning, there was chaos. Hot, dense, and packed with energetic particles, the early Universe was a turbulent, bustling place.…
New Cosmological Theory Goes Inflation-Free
The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation is one of the greatest discoveries of modern cosmology. Astrophysicist George Smoot once likened…
Higgs Boson Threatened The Early Universe, But Gravity Saved The Day
All the physical properties of our Universe - indeed, the fact that we even exist within a Universe that we can…
Has the Cosmology Standard Model become a Rube Goldberg Device?
This week at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in the UK, physicists are challenging the evidence for the…
Why Inflation Didn’t Get the Same Hype as the Higgs
Last month astronomers provided evidence that the universe underwent a brief but stupendous expansion at the very beginning of time.…
Watch Live Webcast: Secrets of the Universe’s First Light
Just a month ago came the news of the first direct evidence of primordial gravitational waves — ripples in the…
Weekly Space Hangout – March 21, 2014: Cosmos & Gravitational Waves!
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Matthew Francis, Nicole Gugliucci, Brian Koberlein, Morgan Rehnberg, Mike Simmons (more…)