Microscopic, metallic spheres were discovered during a 2023 oceanic expedition.
The BeLaU spherules are a collection of microscopic, metallic spheres enriched in beryllium (Be), lanthanum (La), and uranium (U), discovered during a 2023 oceanic expedition led by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. This mission aimed to locate remnants of a meteor, designated IM1, which entered Earth’s atmosphere in 2014 and was hypothesized to be of interstellar origin
Cosmic inflation is a theory of exponential expansion of space in the early universe, believed to have lasted from 1036 seconds to between 1033 and 1032 seconds after the Big Bang.
Inflation is a concept in cosmology that refers to a period of rapid expansion of the universe in its early stages. It is a theory proposed to explain several observed features of the universe, such as its overall homogeneity, isotropy, and the absence of certain types of relics.
