Scientists Hear Earliest Echoes of Big Bang

Scientists say they have discovered evidence of the “dynamite” that blew up the Big Bang.   If confirmed, experts say it will be one of the most important fundamental discoveries in the history of science.   The new research provides the first solid evidence that the universe went through an extraordinary growth spurt in its first brief moments of being, a period called inflation.   This unfathomably rapid rate of growth left ripples in the fabric of space --...

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