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cosmic microwave background [′käz·mik ′mī·krō‚wāv ′bak‚grau̇nd] (astronomy) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His team used the first 3 years of data gathered by NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, which is examining the cosmic microwave background, the latent glow left over from the first moments of the universe. The mid-1960S detection of the cosmic microwave background, a pervasive radiation field predicted by Big Bang theorists, turned professional opinion in cosmology sharply away from the steady state. This afterglow is called cosmic microwave background radiation. |
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