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Pbs Learning Media: Wmap: "Baby Picture" of the Universe

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View the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) image from NASA to see the first detailed map of the oldest light in the universe, from 379,000 years after the Big Bang, over 13 billion years ago. A second image offers a visual timeline to put the WMAP image in perspective.

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cosmic microwave, big bang, cobe, cosmic background explorer, pbs learningmedia: wmap: "baby picture" of the universe, teachers' domain, wgbh, wmap, wilkinson microwave anisotropy probe, microwaves
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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HS-ESS1-2