Breakthrough in Cosmic Imaging
An international team using the captured the clearest images of the universe's early state, revealing the cosmic microwave background radiation and ancient gas clouds.
These high-definition images, showing the universe at 380,000 years old, confirm the , ruling out many alternative theories of cosmic evolution.
Insights into the Universe's Composition and Expansion
The observations indicate the universe contains 1,900 zetta-suns of mass, with dark matter and dark energy making up the majority, underscoring the complexity of cosmic matter.
The new data also refined the Hubble constant, supporting a slower expansion rate of the universe, and provided a more precise age estimate of 13.8 billion years.