Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The universe is microwaving itself. A mystery signal discovered in the 1960s led to a Nobel prize.

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Sources:
Temperature and wavelength of original CMB:
astro.uvic.ca/~jwillis/teaching/astr405/astr405_lecture3.pdf
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~ryden/ast162_9/notes39.html
ESA Planck References:
http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Planck
NASA WMAP Reference:
map.gsfc.nasa.gov
Interview with John G. Cramer (via email)
https://kipac.stanford.edu/highlights/understanding-dark-energy-through-cmb-observations
Nobel prize photo - Alexander Mahmoud 2018
aps.org/publications/apsnews/200207/history.cfm