|WMAP: Fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background|
This site discusses the cosmic microwave background, radiation left over from the Big Bang. Particular emphasis is upon tiny fluctuations in the temperature of the radiation, which are believed to reflect fluctuations in the density of matter in the early universe.
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Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center, Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe