Existence of cosmic defects, called textures, proposed over a decade ago Scientists from the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA) and the University of Cambridge may have discovered an example of ...

A mysterious cold spot in the cosmic microwave background could be a cosmic defect called a “texture” that was left over from the aftermath of the Big Bang, according to physicists in Spain and the UK ...

An enormous cold spot in our universe could be explained by a cosmic defect in the fabric of space-time created shortly after the Big Bang, scientists say. If confirmed by future studies, the finding, ...

An unusual cold spot in the oldest radiation in the universe, the cosmic microwave background, may be caused by a cosmic defect created just after the Big Bang. If confirmed, this discovery will ...

Scientists from the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA) and the University of Cambridge may have discovered an example of a cosmic defect, a remnant from the Big Bang called a texture. If ...