
This map shows the oldest light in our universe, as detected with the greatest precision yet by ESA Planck mission. The ancient light, called the cosmic microwave background, was imprinted on the sky when the universe was 370,000 years old.
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NASA ID
PIA16873
Date Created
March 21, 2013
Center
JPL
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image
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