In search of signals from the early universe | Penn Today
In search of signals from the early universe | Penn Today
The Simons Observatory will include a series of telescopes, located in the high Atacama Desert in northern Chile, that are designed to detect cosmic microwave background (CMB). CMB is the residual radiation left behind by the Big Bang, and astronomers study these faint waves to learn more about the first moments of the universe, nearly 14 billion years ago. By studying this “afterglow” of the Big Bang, researchers are hoping to learn more about the evolution of the universe over time.
