THE LIGHT THAT COMES FROM THE BIG BANG

Since ancient times, myths and philosophers have debated the origin of the Universe and the Cosmos. For centuries the arguable theory of the birth of the Universe in an original "Big Bang" has been fiercely disputed, until the late discovery in the 1960s of a light coming from the origins. This remnant light finally provided the irrefutable proof. Since then, satellites have set out in pursuit of this extremely weak and tenuous remnant radiation, which is actually the very first and unique image of our young Universe.

 

This lecture will introduce you to the history of the Big Bang Theory, how it was contested, and how it was finally settled. You will discover the extraordinary Planck satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), which was built using cutting edge technology in order to detect this fossil light, the famous "Cosmic Microwave Background" (CMB).

 

Finally, you will see the Milky Way and the sky around us like never before, embracing the story birth of the Universe.