Cosmic television static: About 1% of the static on old
Chapter 1

Our cosmic cradle

Chapter 2

Wired to the wild

Chapter 3

The quiet witness within

Chapter 4

Ancient maps of connection

YOUR GOAL

Master of Plugging into the cosmic socket

Ch 1 · Our cosmic cradle
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007skaty Cosmic microwave background radiation is the oldest light in the universe.

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007skaty Our Cosmic Cradle

Older than the Sun, / Deep space ice, / In your water glass!

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The deepest past is not behind us; it is built into us.

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007skaty Ancient interstellar ice formed the water on Earth

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Water older than the Sun

007skaty Ice from the molecular cloud that birthed our solar system survived violent planet formation to fill Earth's oceans

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Whispers of the Big Bang

007skaty A dramatic portrait shows a person connecting with whispers of the Big Bang.

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Our cosmic cradle
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007skaty Match ancient stardust to discover how we are directly connected to our cosmic cradle.

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Fun Fact

Cosmic television static: About 1% of the static on old, untuned analog TVs is actually the leftover radiation from the Big Bang.

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Gossip

Which cosmic element do you feel most connected to?

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Quiz

What mathematical ratio, approximately equal to 1.618, describes spiral patterns in both hurricanes and galaxies?

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007skaty Golden spiral patterns exist throughout the natural world

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Where did the ancient water on Earth originally form before traveling to our solar system?

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What percentage of the average human body mass is composed of elements forged inside ancient stars?

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Which cosmic phenomenon caused about 1% of the static on old analog television sets?

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What celestial event scatters heavy elements like iron and calcium into space to form new planets and life?

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Approximately how many years after the Big Bang did the cosmic microwave background light first form?

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Which part of the human body shares a spiral shape designed around the golden ratio?

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What percentage of Earth's water is estimated to be older than our 4.6-billion-year-old Sun?

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