WMAP: The First Detailed Full Sky Picture of the Oldest Light in the Universe
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- Original Source:Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Description
This site allows users to study maps and read a description about the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which has made a new determination of the age of the universe and collected data on the oldest light in the universe, microwave "light" captured from 379,000 years after the Big Bang.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 9 to 12
Topics: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Science, Light, Sound & Other Waves, Chemistry, Physics
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- Interactives
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