It's the faintest light, yet it carries information from the beginning of time. A telescope trained on the Antarctic sky has picked up swirling patterns of light believed to be the imprint of the violent expansion of the universe a trillionth of a second after it burst into being. Excitement swept the scientific community following the March 17 announcement, tempered by caution. If the signal is real, the discovery is the first evidence of an idea proposed three decades ago and possibly worthy of a Nobel Prize. But before any prizes are awarded, the finding must be confirmed by another instrument. To read further, please visit http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/unveiling_the_universes_earliest_secrets?utm_campaign=thisweek&utm_medium=email&utm_source=tw-2014-04-17.