Tag Archives: cosmic inflation

The magnetic sky

Posted on May 8, 2014 by VM

On May 6, the team behind the now-inoperative Planck space telescope released a map of the magnetic field pervading the Milky Way galaxy. Titled ‘Milky Way’s Magnetic Fingerprint’, the map incorporates two textures to visualize the magnetic field’s dual qualities: … Continue reading →

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Our universe, the poor man’s accelerator

Posted on March 25, 2014 by VM

That cosmic inflation may have happened at a higher-than-anticipated energy means physicists have access to the young universe through astronomical data. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged astrophysics, Big Bang, cosmic inflation, cosmic microwave background, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Large Hadron Collider | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: cosmic inflation

The magnetic sky

Our universe, the poor man’s accelerator

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