Could axion decay be the basis of excessive cosmic optical background noise?

Could axion decay be the basis of excessive cosmic optical background noise?

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), a NASA space observatory designed to explore the origin of the universe, galaxies, and water in planetary systems. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Cosmic Optical Background (COB) is the visible light emitted by all sources …

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