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Originally Posted by Hesla
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=42751
"Researchers from the BICEP2 collaboration today announced the first direct evidence for this cosmic inflation. Their data also represent the first images of gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time. These waves have been described as the "first tremors of the Big Bang." Finally, the data confirm a deep connection between quantum mechanics and general relativity."
Huge News in the field of Astrophysics. Proof that the Universe is Expanding.
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http://m.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27935479
Soo. Ummmmmm. Not so fast. Confidence in the result has dropped as cosmic dust may not have been completely neutralized from their data.