Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Cosmic Strings from the Big Bang?

Not much happening in my astrophotography endeavors, other than I'm busy processing the data I captured from the 5 straight nights of clear skies - thank the Lord!


But I came across this article in Quanta Magazine which was a real eye opener. Has to due with the possibility that cosmic strings may be giant filaments left over from the birth of the universe. Strange stuff ... read the article here:  Quanta MagazineGo there even if you're not interested in string theory - the opening graphic is awesome.

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