Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Newscientistvideo: Map of first light

[0]This spacecraft is building the most accurate map to date of radiation from the big bang. In a test in August, it scanned a strip of sky continuously for two weeks. Now the results are in. Red spots reveal areas where radiation is hotter than average Areas that are colder are shown in blue. A red band shows radiation in the disc of the Milky Way. The data proved to be of excellent quality It will now take six months to complete a full scan of the sky.

Channel: newscientistvideo


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