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Learn about the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which is leftover radiation from the Big Bang.  Find out how detailed studies of the CMB help reveal what happened in the very beginning of the universe.
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Keywords: Big Bang, CMB, Cosmic Microwave Background
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Physics Central, (American Physical Society, College Park), WWW Document, (http://www.physicscentral.org/explore/action/microwave.cfm).
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Physics Central, Physics in Action: Catch a Cosmic Microwave (American Physical Society, College Park), <http://www.physicscentral.org/explore/action/microwave.cfm>.
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Physics Central. (n.d.). Physics in Action: Catch a Cosmic Microwave. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from American Physical Society: http://www.physicscentral.org/explore/action/microwave.cfm
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Physics Central. Physics in Action: Catch a Cosmic Microwave. College Park: American Physical Society. http://www.physicscentral.org/explore/action/microwave.cfm (accessed 16 January 2025).
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Physics Central. Physics in Action: Catch a Cosmic Microwave. College Park: American Physical Society. 16 Jan. 2025 <http://www.physicscentral.org/explore/action/microwave.cfm>.
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