The 'least crazy' idea: Early dark energy could solve a cosmological conundrum
Measurements of the acceleration of the universe don’t agree, stumping physicists working to understand the cosmic past and future.
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Measurements of the acceleration of the universe don’t agree, stumping physicists working to understand the cosmic past and future.
A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time — and opened a cosmic window that scientists have been peering through ever since.
Imagine studying a photo of the universe from 13.8 billion years ago.
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