The faint afterglow of the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) fills the universe with ancient radiation. Scientists use its subtle temperature fluctuations to map the early cosmos, testing theories of creation. Cosmologists and astrophysicists benefit by unraveling the universe’s age, composition, and ultimate fate from this primordial snapshot.
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