The early universe rang like a bell. Although scientists have known that for many years, they’ve been deaf to the full richness of that ancient ringing.
A617_1493.JPG The first two peaks, and a hint of a third, in the temperature of the cosmic microwave background as seen by the DASI experiment. DASI
Hot (red) and cold (blue) spots in the microwave background detected by BOOMERANG.
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