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Cosmic Background Explorer

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Cosmic Background Explorer: see infrared astronomy infrared astronomy, study of celestial objects by means of the infrared radiation they emit, in the wavelength range from about 1 micrometer to about 1 millimeter. All objects, from trees and buildings on the earth to distant galaxies, emit infrared (IR) radiation.
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Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)

U.S. satellite that from 1989 to 1993 mapped the cosmic background radiation field. In 1964, microwave radiation was discovered that permeated the cosmos uniformly. This radiation provided spectacular support for the big bang theory, which held that the early universe was very hot. In order to test theories of the universe's history, cosmologists needed to know whether the field was truly the same in every direction. COBE's all-sky survey of the radiation showed slight “wrinkles” from density variations. These variations would have stimulated galaxy formation. A spectrometer showed that the background radiation's spectrum precisely matched the theory.
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The book also includes an explanation of string theory, updates on the Hubble Space Telescope and the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite, and a helpful glossary.
A Briefer History of Time by Science News
Only the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite six years ago managed to look deeper in space, the project astronomers said.
HUBBLE DISCOVERS BILLIONS OF GALAXIES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
First there was the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite and its discovery of the long-sought variations in the cosmic background radiation.
The Origin of the Universe by Haegel, Nancy M. / Commonweal
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