3 papers
astro-ph.CO2026
Sensitivity of Next-Generation CMB Surveys to Neutrinos and Other Light Relics
Cynthia Trendafilova, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Benjamin Wallisch +33
Neutrinos and other light relics leave characteristic imprints in the cosmic microwave background anisotropies, making their observation a sensitive probe of the particle content a…
astro-ph.CO2026
Remembering George Smoot
John Berliner, Tom Broadhurst, Martin Bucher +31
George Smoot (1945-2025) was a major figure in observational cosmology, particularly through his role in the precision measurement of the CMB dipole and the discovery of the primor…
astro-ph.IM2026
Science from the In Situ Exploration of the Proxima Centauri System
T. Marshall Eubanks, Jean Schneider, Bruce Bills +11
In the future interstellar exploration at near-relativistic speeds will be possible using beamed energy laser propulsion. With this, spacecraft as small as gm mass picospacecraft b…