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Cosmology

The enduring enigma of the cosmic cold spot

11 Feb 2020
Taken from the February 2020 issue of Physics World.

Syed Faisal ur Rahman delves into the various explanations for the strange “cold spot” in the cosmic microwave background, the ancient light of the Big Bang, that bathes the universe

Arctic anomaly: A map showing the cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature as observed by ESA

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Syed Faisal ur Rahman is a cosmologist at the Institute of Space Science and Technology (ISST), University of Karachi, Pakistan
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