South Pole Telescope

This Tiny Dot is one of the Biggest, Most Active Galaxy Superclusters Ever Seen. It Was Already a Monster Shortly After the Big BangThis Tiny Dot is one of the Biggest, Most Active Galaxy Superclusters Ever Seen. It Was Already a Monster Shortly After the Big Bang

This Tiny Dot is one of the Biggest, Most Active Galaxy Superclusters Ever Seen. It Was Already a Monster Shortly After the Big Bang

A newly discovered supercluster of galaxies is so distant that astronomers say its light has been traveling for over twelve…

3 years ago
What Was Cosmic Inflation? The Quest to Understand the Earliest UniverseWhat Was Cosmic Inflation? The Quest to Understand the Earliest Universe

What Was Cosmic Inflation? The Quest to Understand the Earliest Universe

The Big Bang was a tremendous theory, but it had a few problems. In 1980 Alan Guth developed the revolutionary…

8 years ago
Polar Telescope Casts New Light On Dark Energy And Neutrino MassPolar Telescope Casts New Light On Dark Energy And Neutrino Mass

Polar Telescope Casts New Light On Dark Energy And Neutrino Mass

[/caption] Located at the southermost point on Earth, the 280-ton, 10-meter-wide South Pole Telescope has helped astronomers unravel the nature…

13 years ago
Astronomers Find Giant Structures From the Early UniverseAstronomers Find Giant Structures From the Early Universe

Astronomers Find Giant Structures From the Early Universe

[/caption] Looking back to when our Universe was about half the age it is now, astronomers have discovered the most…

14 years ago