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| − | The '''COBE''' is the acronym for the cosmic background radiation explorer. It was designed to give precision measures of the [[cosmic microwave background radiation]]. COBE found that the wavelength distribution of the cmb radiation precisely matched that of a [[perfect blackbody spectrum]], exactly as predicted by the [[ | + | The '''COBE''' is the acronym for the cosmic background radiation explorer. It was designed to give precision measures of the [[cosmic microwave background radiation]]. COBE found that the wavelength distribution of the cmb radiation precisely matched that of a [[perfect blackbody spectrum]], exactly as predicted by the [[Big Bang theory]].<ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2006/info.pdf</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:53, July 13, 2016
The COBE is the acronym for the cosmic background radiation explorer. It was designed to give precision measures of the cosmic microwave background radiation. COBE found that the wavelength distribution of the cmb radiation precisely matched that of a perfect blackbody spectrum, exactly as predicted by the Big Bang theory.[1]