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Cosmic Microwave Background

The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is the residual thermal radiation from the early universe, dating back to approximately 380,000 years after the Big Bang. It provides a snapshot of the universe at that time, offering critical evidence for the Big Bang theory.

Source: esa.int

APODs including "Cosmic Microwave Background"

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

20/10/2024

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

12/04/2022

CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

03/04/2022

The Observable Universe

The Observable Universe

16/03/2022

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

31/10/2021

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

25/10/2020

The Local Void in the Nearby Universe

The Local Void in the Nearby Universe

06/08/2019

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

29/04/2019

Planck Maps the Microwave Background

Planck Maps the Microwave Background

22/07/2018

The Observable Universe

The Observable Universe

08/05/2018

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

31/10/2017

Galaxy Cluster Gas Creates Hole in Microwave Background

Galaxy Cluster Gas Creates Hole in Microwave Background

10/04/2017