Public Lecture Update | Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth

Topic Overview:
Shortly after the birth of the universe, space was filled by a plasma that was literally red-hot. The light radiated by that plasma has traveled the vast emptiness of space for billions of years, with the expansion of the universe slowly stretching its waves until today it appears as microwave radiation. This is the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), a glow still visible in the night sky. This glow is almost uniform, but small variations from point to point hold information about the conditions of the universe 13.8 billion years ago.

This is an update to this lecture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va1SNpUA3K8).

In this video, The original lecturer will explain new advancements within his field of study, and invite colleagues to answer some questions from a live Zoom audience.

Видео Public Lecture Update | Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth канала SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory