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Latest data from South Pole Telescope signal 'new era' for measuring the first light in the universe
The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic ...
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Precise Readings From a South Pole Telescope Can Change Everything Humans Know About Cosmos
The Cosmic Microwave Background, also known as the earliest light of the universe, was captured through SPT-3G in the South ...
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Putin’s oil and gas man joins secretive Antarctic Treaty meeting in Milan
The Russian official — until recently in charge of the firm that has stitched together vast maps of South Pole hydrocarbons — is helping negotiate Putin’s ‘scientific’ interests at the prestigious ...
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Top Antarctic meeting kicks off behind ‘Ice Curtain’ as transparency goes up in flames
The 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) involves 29 consultative states — including the US, China, Russia and South Africa — which gather annually to deliberate the future of the frozen, ...
Near Antarctica, saltier seas mean less ice, study finds
Some of the water around Antarctica has been getting saltier. And that has affected the amount of sea ice at the bottom of ...
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A Mysterious Hole the Size of Switzerland Opens in Antarctica – And Now We Finally Know Why!
In a remarkable discovery, scientists have pinpointed the cause behind an unusual and major event in Antarctica. During the ...