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How everything began

Chapter 1

The first second of existence

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Chapter 2

The light that remains

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Chapter 3

Building the first atoms

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Chapter 4

From darkness to first stars

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Master of How everything began

Ch 2 · The light that remains
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artiteacher The day the universe went transparent

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artiteacher An accidental static radio discovery

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artiteacher Mapping the oldest baby picture

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artiteacher The persistent echo in your television

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Little Echo Glow

artiteacher Little Echo Glow

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artiteacher The light that remains

Hear that static on the screen? (on the screen!) / That's the glow of the Big Bang! (glowing on!)

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Mapping the oldest baby picture

artiteacher Mapping the oldest baby picture

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Fun Fact

Cosmic static: If you own an old analog television, about one percent of the black-and-white static you see is the actual glow of the Big Bang.

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An accidental static radio discovery

artiteacher An accidental static radio discovery

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Glossary
cosmic microwave background (noun)
Electromagnetic radiation left over from an early stage in the development of the universe. Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered this ancient afterglow of the early universe in 1964.

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Quiz

What did Penzias and Wilson initially think was causing the static in their antenna?

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Gossip

How would you react to discovering cosmic static?

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Quiz

Who accidentally discovered the Cosmic Microwave Background in 1964?

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Quiz

What do the tiny temperature fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background represent?

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Quiz

Which satellite launched in 1989 first mapped the Cosmic Microwave Background's tiny temperature variations?

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Quiz

What temperature was the universe when it finally cooled enough to become transparent?

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Quiz

Approximately what percentage of old analog TV static was caused by the Big Bang?

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Quiz

How long after the Big Bang did the universe finally become transparent?

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Quiz

What is the remnant radiation from the early universe called?

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