microwave background
Britishnoun
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To investigate which explanation better fits the evidence, the researchers analyzed ACT observations of the cosmic microwave background, or CMB.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Scientists could also search the cosmic microwave background for subtle patterns that might preserve information from a time before the Big Bang.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Arno Penzias at Bell Labs won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering “cosmic microwave background radiation” from the Big Bang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
They’ve measured the cosmic microwave background, or leftover radiation from the Big Bang, with extremely high precision to help paint a picture of the first nanoseconds of the universe.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
Observations of the microwave background and of the abundances of the light elements indicate that the early universe did not have the kind of curvature required to allow time travel.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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