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Possible Cosmic Defect, A Window Into Early Universe (1 of 2)

Caption: The figure shows a random collection of textures taken from high-resolution, supercomputer simulations. Red indicates a positive twist in the topological charge density and blue a negative twist. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 26, 2007 issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Marcos Cruz and colleagues at Instituto de Física de Cantabria in Cantabria, Spain, was titled 'A Cosmic Microwave Background Feature Consistent With a Cosmic Texture.'

Credit: V. Travieso and N. Turok

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