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Marion Island – Cosmology

Marion Island, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Cosmic Dawn, Science, SANAP

Looking for the signature of the 1st stars turning on in the universe.

Did you read this article: “Physicists in Earth’s remotest corners race to reproduce ‘cosmic dawn’ signal” published in Nature on 27 April 2018.

Watch this video of Dr Cynthia Chiang (currently on Marion Island) sharing more detail of the “Dawn in the Cosmos” project of UKZN.

This video was taken on the East Pier of Cape Town Harbour, just before the S.A. Agulhas II left for Marion Island (2018 Take-Over Voyage).

Anché Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, 02 May 2018.

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