AoT Valley of the Sun- The Universe’s Oldest Prank: A Night of Cosmology

Humans love setting records, and astronomers are no different. We’ve spent centuries trying to peer deeper and deeper into space, pushing towards the very beginning of the universe. But it turns out the universe has a trick up its sleeve: no matter how good our telescopes, no matter how sophisticated our techniques, we can never see the beginning of the universe. This is thanks to leftover radiation from the Big Bang called the Cosmic Microwave Background, the most distant light we will ever observe and the universe’s oldest and most stubborn prank. This April Fool’s, join us for talks from two ASU cosmologists, exploring the history of the universe and the light that marks the edge of everything we will ever see.