The oldest cosmic light

David Spergel () and Brian Keating ()
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David Spergel: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
Brian Keating: Brian Keating is at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0424, USA.

Nature, 2015, vol. 518, issue 7538, 170-171

Abstract: The cosmic microwave background is a faint glow of light left over from the Big Bang. It fills the entire sky and records the Universe's early history. Two independent experts outline what we know about this ancient light, both theoretically and observationally.

Date: 2015
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