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so, what shape is the universe?
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so, what shape is the universe?

Why do popular science news keep offering new theories about the basic shape of our universe every week?

good news everyone! we’re actually mostly right about the universe.
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good news everyone! we’re actually mostly right about the universe.

Planck has given us more precise measurements of how the universe works, but mostly confirms what we know.

do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?
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do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

For inflation to remain cosmology's top theory of how the universe grew into what we see today, we need to find the right gravitational waves in experiments ramping up to do just that.

roger penrose’s cyclical cosmology revisited
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roger penrose’s cyclical cosmology revisited

Penrose and Gurzadyan respond to their critics without offering anything new for the debate.

roger penrose hunts for traces of other big bangs
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roger penrose hunts for traces of other big bangs

Roger Penrose thinks he discovered traces of previous Big Bangs in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, but his evidence for it seem thin and the consequences are left unaddressed.

the universe’s dark side prepares for a siege
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the universe’s dark side prepares for a siege

Two astronomers think they found evidence in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation that the amount of dark matter in the universe is far smaller than currently thought.