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It was an unexpected discovery that confirmed the theoretical outcome of the Big Bang Theory.
Explanation:
It was a serendipitous discovery, as many great scientific ones are! While trying to eliminate "noise" from other experiments, the scientists realized that this radiation was constant in all directions.
Further analysis showed that it is just the energy level and distribution that would be expected, if the "Big Bang" theory (or similar) was a correct interpretation.
More details and a short description of the exciting history of this discovery are here:
https://www.space.com/20330-cosmic-microwave-background-explained-infographic.html
It was an unexpected discovery that confirmed the theoretical outcome of the Big Bang Theory.
Explanation:
It was a serendipitous discovery, as many great scientific ones are! While trying to eliminate "noise" from other experiments, the scientists realized that this radiation was constant in all directions.
Further analysis showed that it is just the energy level and distribution that would be expected, if the "Big Bang" theory (or similar) was a correct interpretation.
More details and a short description of the exciting history of this discovery are here:
https://www.space.com/20330-cosmic-microwave-background-explained-infographic.html
