Summary:
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is planning a mission to study the early universe and unravel the mystery of cosmic inflation, a period of rapid expansion in the first fraction of a second after the Big Bang.
- The mission aims to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background, the oldest light in the universe, which could provide clues about the conditions and processes that shaped the early universe.
- The mission is expected to launch in the coming years and will contribute to our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics and the origins of the universe.