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No evidence for ‘knots’ in space

June 13, 2012

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Theories of the primordial Universe predict the existence of knots in the fabric of space – known as cosmic textures – which could be identified by looking at light from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the relic radiation left over from the Big Bang. Using data from NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite, researchers […]