Cosmic Inflation Explained | Cosmology 101 Episode 6

In this episode of Cosmology 101, we learn how the detection of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) validated the Big Bang Theory and led to the development of the concept of cosmic inflation.

Explore the challenges and ongoing debates in cosmology as scientists seek to uncover the true nature of the early universe and the origins of cosmic structure.

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Asset Credits:
1:59: NASA/JPL-Caltech, ESA and the Planck Collaboration, CMB
3:43: La Baie (Saint-Tropez) by Paul Signac (1907): Wikimedia Commons, Painting analogy

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