As it studies cosmic microwaves, the Simons Observatory in Chile aims to help prove or disprove cosmic inflation, a notion that the universe expanded rapidly in the moment after the Big Bang. As it studies cosmic microwaves, the Simons Observatory in Chile aims to help prove or disprove cosmic inflation, a notion that the universe expanded rapidly in the moment after the Big Bang. Time, Telescopes and Observatories, Microwaves (Electromagnetic Waves), Physics, Simons Foundation, Simons, James Harris, Space and Astronomy, Simons, Marilyn, Chile, internal-truncator NYT > Science