The Observatory That Listens to the Beginning
High on a windless plateau, a new array of instruments is straining to hear the faintest signal in the universe — the echo of its first light. Getting there meant defeating a subtler enemy: noise.
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Discovery, technology and the natural world, explained.
High on a windless plateau, a new array of instruments is straining to hear the faintest signal in the universe — the echo of its first light. Getting there meant defeating a subtler enemy: noise.
Water that sank from the surface a thousand years ago is only now returning. A study of that slow circulation carries an uncomfortable message about the pace of change.