First fine measurement of “cosmic fog” in the nearby Universe

First fine measurement of “cosmic fog” in the nearby Universe

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©HESS Collaboration Clementina
Medina

Researchers at the Leprince-Ringuet Laboratory (CNRS/Polytechnic School) have made the first measurement of the intensity of diffuse extragalactic light in the nearby Universe, a veritable photon fog in which the Universe has been bathed since its formation.

Click here to read the press release in French on the CEA website