{"id":190276,"date":"2024-05-28T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/how-scientists-took-a-picture-of-the-big-bang"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:24:20","slug":"how-scientists-took-a-picture-of-the-big-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/how-scientists-took-a-picture-of-the-big-bang","title":{"rendered":"How Scientists Took a Picture of the Big Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OwN1IjjwVRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scientists \u201ctook a picture\u201d of the Big Bang by capturing the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, which is like the afterglow of the Big Bang. They used satellites like the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Planck spacecraft to measure this ancient light. These instruments detected faint microwave signals that have been traveling through space for about 13.8 billion years. By analyzing these signals, scientists created a detailed map of the early universe, showing tiny temperature fluctuations. This \u201cpicture\u201d helps us understand the universe\u2019s origins and how it has evolved over time. #brightside Credit: Galaxy Cluster Abell: NASA Hubble \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2e8LH2d\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2e8LH2d<\/a>, CC BY 2.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/.\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/.<\/a>\u2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi<\/a>\u2026 Cosmic Microwave: ESA and the Planck Collaboration, CC BY 4.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/.\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/.<\/a>\u2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi<\/a>\u2026 NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center Animation is created by Bright Side.<\/p>\n<p>Music from TheSoul Sound: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesoul-sound.com\/\">https:\/\/thesoul-sound.com\/<\/a> Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0hUkPxD\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0hUkPxD<\/a>\u2026 Subscribe to Bright Side: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/rQTJZz\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/rQTJZz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Social Media: Facebook: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ brightside Instagram: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ brightside.official TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brightside.of\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brightside.of<\/a>\u2026 Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depositphotos.com\">https:\/\/www.depositphotos.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\">https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastnews.ru\">https:\/\/www.eastnews.ru<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more videos and articles visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightside.me\">http:\/\/www.brightside.me<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists \u201ctook a picture\u201d of the Big Bang by capturing the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, which is like the afterglow of the Big Bang. They used satellites like the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Planck spacecraft to measure this ancient light. 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