We detected it...

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The universe is microwaving itself. A mystery signal discovered in the 1960s led to a Nobel prize. Check out the full video! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rut6fr28TlE&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl Support Dianna during her recovery - patreon.com/physicsgirl http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Creator/Host: Dianna Cowern Editor: Levi Butner Writing: Valerie Bentivegna Research/Copy Editing: Dianna Cowern Sources: Temperature and wavelength of original CMB: http://www.astro.uvic.ca/~jwillis/teaching/astr405/astr405_lecture3.pdf http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~ryden/ast162_9/notes39.html ESA Planck References: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Planck NASA WMAP Reference: https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov Interview with John G. Cramer (via email) https://kipac.stanford.edu/highlights/understanding-dark-energy-through-cmb-observations Nobel prize photo - Alexander Mahmoud 2018 https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200207/history.cfm