Wednesday, October 23, 2013

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Long-sought pattern of ancient light detected

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 07:10 AM PDT

The journey of light from the very early universe to modern telescopes is long and winding. The ancient light traveled billions of years to reach us, and along the way, its path was distorted by the pull of matter, leading to a twisted light pattern. This twisted pattern of light, called B-modes, has at last been detected. The discovery, which will lead to better maps of matter across our universe, was made using the National Science Foundation's South Pole Telescope, with help from the Herschel space observatory.

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