A 9-billion-year-old signal could help explain dark energy
CHIME can use this hydrogen signal to trace how matter is spread across space and measure how the universe has expanded over time, offering a powerful new…
ScienceDaily reports: CHIME can use this hydrogen signal to trace how matter is spread across space and measure how the universe has expanded over time, offering a powerful new way to investigate dark energy.
A Canadian radio telescope has detected the faint glow of hydrogen from billions of years ago using only its own observations, proving a long-awaited way to map the distant universe can actually work.
This science story centres on Canada. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Canadian and CHIME.
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