Scientists say they have extraordinary new evidence to support a Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe. Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26605974
I could stare at this polarization map all day. It's just so gorgeous.. (from the BBC link) I for one am surprised if a straightforward model of inflation is correct... it's really, really big news for astrophysics.
Really cool video of the professor finding out about the breakthrough <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZlfIVEy_YOA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Wow! This is freakin' mind blowing. I've read about this, and like a lot of you not named B-Bob, am having hell wrestling with the concept. I'm a huge science fiction fan, and have been reading speculative fiction for over 50 years. You'd think I could imagine this stuff in a coherent fashion by now! ;-)-