Tag Archives: Space

Is the lopsided Universe telling us something?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by SpeedRa2or

The Universe is incredibly regular. The variation of the cosmos’ temperature across the entire sky is tiny: a few millionths of a degree, no matter which direction you look. Yet the same light from the very early cosmos that reveals … Continue reading →

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A Collision with Another Universe

Posted on February 24, 2014 by SpeedRa2or

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the left-over heat from the Big Bang. This radiation provides a picture of the universe when it was only 400,000 years old. Now, 14 billion years later, it has cooled to microwave frequencies and … Continue reading →

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Major problem

Posted on February 11, 2014 by SpeedRa2or

Washington: Scientists have solved a major problem with the current standard model of cosmology by combining results from the Planck spacecraft and measurements of gravitational lensing in order to deduce the mass of ghostly sub-atomic particles called neutrinos. The team, … Continue reading →

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New Cosmic Distance Measurement Points the Way

Posted on February 5, 2014 by SpeedRa2or

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—More galaxies are separated by about 490 million light-years than by any other large distance, astronomers have found in the most precise measurement yet of this key cosmic length scale. Using this scale, researchers calculated astronomical distances with … Continue reading →

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