background radiation
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The old guard held that the universe was eternal and unchanging, but in 1965 Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson discovered the faint background radiation left over from the cosmos’ earliest moments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Because they have relatively few stars and less background radiation, they provide a cleaner setting to search for dark matter signals.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026
Prof Krawczynski wants very thin, 0.8mm pieces of CZT for his telescopes because this helps to reduce the amount of background radiation they pick up, allowing for a clearer signal.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
In recent years, the foundation has funded a new observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert to observe microwave background radiation from the big bang, and created the Flatiron Institute, which applies computational methods to scientific research.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
He turned around and saw his science project on background radiation and the golden first-place trophy for his category.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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