TIS#015 01/05/15 The Big Bang, Curlicues, Bicep&Planck - a podcast by Alex G. Orphanos, Science Communicator
from 2015-01-06T03:00:59
EXPLICIT MATERIAL Possible
Today In Space, Alex introduces the new assistant to the show. The two go over the Big Bang, what it is and how we know about it. Alex then goes into the controversy with the Bicep teams study on Inflation and what the Standard Cosmological Model is - as it relates to the Big Bang.
Enjoy!
And don't forget to check out the SpaceX Launch tomorrow (01/06/15) at 6AM EST here
http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
I'll be covering the launch with the Assistant tomorrow and it should be out by 7PM
Space Links:
- New Spyder telescope launched from balloon in Antarctica
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/03/science/big-bang-to-be-investigated-from-balloon-in-antarctica.html?referrer= - Arguments against bicep - dust in calculations
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/space/study-confirms-criticism-of-big-bang-finding.html -
Planck mission
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Planck/Planck_reveals_an_almost_perfect_Universe -
The standard cosmological model - Lambda CDM explaination http://www.cosmotography.com/images/cosmological_modeling_overview.html
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