New cosmic background radiation map challenges some foundations of cosmology | KurzweilAI - 0 views
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The fluctuations in the CMB temperatures at large angular scales do not match those predicted by the standard model in physics — their signals are not as strong as expected from the smaller scale structure revealed by Planck.
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An asymmetry in the average temperatures on opposite hemispheres of the sky runs counter to the prediction made by the standard model that the Universe should be broadly similar in any direction we look.
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A cold spot extends over a patch of sky that is much larger than expected.
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