The idea of a multiverse – a cosmos where a multiple number of universes exist beside our own – is no longer just confined to science fiction. By now it is a respected theory among scientists and many try to prove its existence. Now scientists might be a step closer.
A graduate student from Durham University in England and his colleagues took a closer look at a region in the sky that is so frigid and large many scientists call it a cold spot. But Ruari Mackenzie believes it could be a bruise left after a collision with another universe. There is no proof of that yet but the team is working on a map of the cold spot now that might help scientists to nail down whether it is a footprint of another universe. This would turn everything we know about our universe upside down.
This particular cold spot is a hundred times colder than others and also larger, a 1,000 times farther than the Milky Way galaxy. If enough universes exist, some might form close enough to collide. And this would leave a temperature bruise that scientists would be able to detect. But is hard to draw a definite conclusion – mostly because such an extraordinary claim would require extraordinary evidence. The map is scheduled to come out later this year and with this scientists hope to find the evidence to prove that multiple universes exist.
multiple (ˈmʌltɪpl̩) – vielfach, zahlreich
beside (bɪˈsaɪd) – neben
own (əʊn) – jds eigene (r,s)
to confine (kənˈfaɪn) – etw beschränken, eingrenzen
fiction (ˈfɪkʃən) – die Prosaliteratur, die Erzählung
among (əˈmʌŋ) – unter, zwischen
to prove(pru:v) – etw beweisen
graduate (ˈgræʤuət) – der Absolvent, der Schulabgänger
frigid (ˈfrɪʤɪd) – eisig, frostig
large (lɑ:ʤ) – groß
spot (spɒt) – der Fleck, der Punkt
bruise (bru:z) – blauer Fleck, Bluterguss
collision (kəˈlɪʒən) – der Zusammenstoß, die Kollision
to nail down (neɪl daʊn) – etw festlegen, etw untermauern
whether (ˈ(h)weðəʳ) – ob
particular (pɑ:ˈtɪkjələʳ) – bestimmt
farther (ˈfɑ:ðəʳ) – weiter entfernt
enough (ɪˈnʌf) – genügend, ausreichend
to collide (kəˈlaɪd) – mit etw/jdm zusammenstoßen
to detect (dɪˈtekt) – etw wahrnehmen, etw entdecken
to draw a conclusion (drɔ: kənˈklu:ʒən) – ein Fazit ziehen
extraordinary (ɪkˈstrɔ:dənəri) – außergewöhnlich, außerordentlich
claim (kleɪm) – die Behauptung
evidence (ˈevɪdən(t)s) – der Beweis
to schedule (ˈskeʤu:l) – etw festlegen, ansetzen