The Big Bang Breakthrough Explained With a Towel! And an Apple!
You have to have been hiding under a rock (and a particularly large one at that) to have missed Monday's announcement of the observation of gravitational waves , and the consequent validation of cosmic inflation . However, just in case the whole thing has you somewhat baffled, fear not - New Scientist has you covered - as they explain the whole thing with that handiest of props - a towel (and an apple) .