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Map of the Early Universe

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A “Map of the Early Universe” as seen by NASA’s Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite This false-color image shows tiny variations in the intensity of the cosmic microwave background, “fossils” of the random fluctuations within the Big Bang fireball in its first moment of existence.
Image courtesy NASA, COBE
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