Scientists Find Gravity Waves, a Breakthrough That Backs Up the
Big Bang  A detector in Antarctica discovers long-sought-after
evidence to back up the theory of inflation following the big
bang.  By John Wenz BICEP environmental enclosure and ground
shields.  BICEP environmental enclosure and ground shields.
Steffen Richter  March 17, 2014 12:30 PM Text Size: A . A . A
Today, scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics announced they’ve found evidence of the big bang
that they’ve been seeking for decades: gravitational waves in
the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The research team at the
BICEP2 facility in Antarctica made the discovery, which not only
backs up the inflation theory behind the big bang in which the
universe expanded rapidly right after its birth, but also will
shape our understanding of physics and the origins of the
universe for years to come.  In 1916, as part of his General
Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein predicted gravity waves
would emerge as a result of the rap