U.S. Cancels CMB-S4 Project Investigating Cosmic Inflation
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Summary
The U.S. government has canceled the CMB-S4 project, a major effort to study the afterglow of the Big Bang for evidence of cosmic inflation due to budget and logistical constraints.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA major effort to study the origins of the cosmos has been felled by earthly budget and logistical realities.
The U.S. government canceled CMB-S4, a plan to scrutinize the afterglow of the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), for proof that the newborn universe underwent an exponential growth spurt called cosmic inflation.
The project had already faced infrastructure problems at one of its planned locations.
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