The UK is set to play a pivotal role in the groundbreaking LiteBIRD mission, a Japanese-led initiative to trace patterns in space light, offering insights into the nature of the Universe and its origins, almost dating back to the Big Bang.
The LiteBIRD mission aims to analyse variations in light remaining from the Big Bang, testing the current theory of the Universe’s rapid expansion after formation. The UK Space Agency has committed an initial £2.7 million to fund UK scientists’ involvement in designing specialised science instruments for LiteBIRD and producing telescopes’ lenses and filters at Cardiff University.
