Synopsis
Scientists using NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anistropy Probe (WMAP) have created the most detailed portrait of the infant Universe. By capturing the afterglow of the Big Bang, called the cosmic microwave background (CMB), we now believe the Universe to be 13.7 billion years old. WMAP launched on June 30, 2001. Note: This animation begins with a zoom into the WMAP data. The images zooms out to reveal the relative locations of the WMAP data and from where the satellite is observing. Animator: Dana…
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