@cosmomyst · Post #760 · 06/05/2026 22:21
🪐 In 2018, astronomers using the South Pole Telescope made one of the most precise measurements ever of the cosmic microwave background's polarization across wide areas of the sky. These delicate patterns—in the faint afterglow from the early universe—help refine estimates of how much normal matter, dark matter, and mysterious dark energy fill space, shaping the structure and fate of galaxies like the Milky Way. ✨ #microwavestructure⚡#cosmology⚡#polarization⚡#nasa⚡#galaxy⚡#stars⚡#astronomy⚡#universe⚡#cosmos⚡#space 👉subscribe Universe Mysteries 👉more Channels