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This article, originally titled "The Man Who Discovered the Universe," is from the Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly ...

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Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, renowned for his work on the Big Bang theory, passed away at 80. His contributions to cosmic research led him to win a Nobel Prize in 2006 alongside John Mather. Smoot ...

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Mysterious space "bang" GW190521 could be our first evidence of another universe, detected through gravitational waves from a wormhole collision.