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more about #cosmology Mathmos: Cosmologists Look To Helium To Understand More Of Universe's Origins I'm sure John Carter and Dejah Thoris will look favorably upon their quest. more » stereobot: So all that helium - that is why all the stars and galaxies float in space, right? ...just kidding.. more » phoghat: Cosmologists have pegged the time of first attraction between helium nuclei and electrons at about 15,000 years after the Big Bang, with the second el... more » -
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Cosmologists Look To Helium To Understand More Of Universe's Origins
The cosmic microwave background radiation has provided scientists with some of the best data on the earliest days of the universe. Cosmologists may have worked out how to learn even more, involving a painstaking search for the universe's oldest helium. More » -
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Our Universe May Have Been Recycled from an Earlier Universe
Most cosmologists believe that our universe emerged from a singularity during the Big Bang. But now physicists are exploring the possibility that our universe was created by the death of an earlier universe. -
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Ultracold Polar Telescope Searches for Dark Energy
Is an invisible, undetectable force tearing the universe apart? The South Pole Telescope is scanning the skies for signs of dark energy to help pinpoint the cause of cosmic expansion. The answers it provides could allow us to better explain the origin of the universe and its ultimate fate. More »
