These results give strong evidence for the simple models proposed for the universe's early development. Inflation has passed one of its most significant tests. |
We find that density fluctuations on the 1 [billion] to 10 billion light-year scale are larger than density fluctuations on the 100 million light-year scale. That is just what inflation theory predicts. |
We have even more recent data than these three-year results, since the project has been running for four and a half years. |
We now know the thickness of the fog and can see what happened. |
With this new data, theories about the early universe have just taken their first exam, and they passed with flying colors. |