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Cosmic Microwave Background: 1965 view

Cosmic Microwave Background: 1965 view

Description: An image showing the sky as would have been seen by the microwave receiver of Penzias and Wilson, if it could have surveyed the whole sky. This is a simulated image.

Credit: NASA/WMAP Science Team

Type: Image

Keywords: cosmic microwave background, image, holmdel horn

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Cosmic Microwave Background: History of Discovery

Cosmic Microwave Background: History of Discovery

Description: Image showing the history of observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background. Top shows a simulated view that might have been seen by Penzias and Wilson in 1965, if they had been able to map the entire sky. The middle image shows the 4-year map from COBE data. The bottom image shows the 9-year map form WMAP. In each successive generation of observations, we see more detail in the background.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA

Type: Image

Keywords: cosmic microwave background, image, holmdel horn, cobe, wmap

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