By 'eck...we're in there..somewhere...
A map tracing the "oldest light" in the sky has been produced by Europe's Planck Surveyor satellite. Its pattern confirms the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe but subtle, unexpected details will require scientists to adjust some of their ideas.
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A map tracing the "oldest light" in the sky has been produced by Europe's Planck Surveyor satellite. Its pattern confirms the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe but subtle, unexpected details will require scientists to adjust some of their ideas.
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Europe's Planck telescope, which last week showed us a picture of the oldest light streaming across the Universe, has another trick up its sleeve.
It has also mapped the distribution of all the matter in the cosmos.
This was done by analysing the subtle distortions in the ancient light introduced as it passed by the matter.
The effect is a direct consequence of Einstein's theory of general relativity which tells us that space is warped by the presence of mass.
Planck telescope: A map of all the 'stuff' in the cosmos
