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eppur_se_muova

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Wed Jun 20, 2012, 05:29 PM Jun 2012

Dark matter tracks could give earliest view of Universe (BBC)

By Jason Palmer
Science and technology reporter, BBC News

Researchers have come up with a way to glimpse the infant Universe by decoding the earliest ripples in its light.

They say this can be achieved by capturing the specific radio wavelength of 21cm from the heavens.

The trick is to tell the difference between 21cm waves from our galaxy and those from distant, ancient sources.

The fact that "dark matter" moved faster than normal matter in the early Universe should help amplify the distant signal, they report in Nature.

That could yield a look at the Universe when it was just 1% of its current age.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18521713

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Dark matter tracks could give earliest view of Universe (BBC) (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Jun 2012 OP
Even at 1% of its age it would still be eligible for many discounts. n/t 2on2u Jun 2012 #1
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