WMAP Spacecraft

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe has journied into deep space on a voyage to explore some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos. Scientists can determine mutch about the content, shape, history, and the ultimate fate of the Universe by constructing a full-sky picture of the oldest light in the Universe.

Credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team

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