So, About That Huge Discovery Last Year About the Young Universe...

Well, this is disappointing. A team of astronomers announced last year that they thought they had strong and direct evidence for cosmic inflation in the extremely early Universe. But, after follow-up analysis, it turns out the evidence is far weaker, and it appears inconclusive one way or the other. Bummer. OK, so what's the scoop? First, here's the announcement from last year when it was thought that the evidence was really good. The details are there. But here's a summary: Right after the Univ...