AaS! 37: What is the Cosmic Microwave Background (Part 2)?

Ask a Spaceman!

Aug 02, 2016•47 min

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Part 2 of What is the cosmic microwave background? What causes those bumps and wiggles? What does it tell us about the early universe, and the universe we have today? What does the universe have to do with a tuba? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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