### [2014-03-17](/feed/2014/03/17/index.md)

##### Cosmic inflation
# Evidence of cosmic inflation from the BICEP2 experiment is announced by the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26605974)
2. [Space](http://www.space.com/25078-universe-inflation-gravitational-waves-discovery.html)

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