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Edward Young, a professor of earth, planetary and space sciences, was principal investigator of an interdisciplinary research team that found that the ratio of heavy and light silicon isotopes in space does not align with existing theories of the early universe. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA research on silicon in space finds potential gaps in Big Bang theory

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UCLA researchers discovered that heavy elements do not necessarily concentrate where the universe ages the most, contrary to a long-held scientific theory. An interdisciplinary research team at UCLA found that the ratios between heavier and lighter silicon isotopes are almost constant at different locations in the Milky Way, in contrast to established theories which state that heavier isotopes are more abundant at the galactic center.

https://dailybruin.com/2017/05/07/ucla-research-on-silicon-in-space-finds-potential-gaps-in-big-bang-theory/

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UCLA research on silicon in space finds potential gaps in Big Bang theory

By Xinchen Li

May 7, 2017 10:54 p.m.