Analysis Of The Cosmic Microwave Background

The universe we live in is many things; it is harsh, it is cold, it is home to dangerous phenomena such as black holes and entropy, the eventual undoing of everything. However, the universe is also beautiful and full of wonderful things that could bring tears to a grown man’s eyes. The birth of a solar system, as space dust swirls around the newly forming star creating the planets that will later circle its gravitational rotation. Quasars with their energy and lights emitted from its black hole center, and the stars that dot our night sky that have been around for millennia. From the smell that space leaves on the space suits of astronauts to each and every planet in deep space that have unexpected traits that could only be thought of in science fiction novels. One of the most beautiful aspects of our universe however, would be the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). This afterimage of the early universe has given astronomers a deeper insight into the creation of everything, and helps support the current model of the Big Bang theory. The CMB is the closest thing that we can get to that would be considered as the edge of the known universe and it has captured the attention of humanity.
The simplest way to describe the CMB, is as a photograph of the young universe. It just so happens that this photograph is burned into the edge of universe, allowing us to learn what we can from it. The CMB was first found by Penzias and Wilson in …show more content…
For these last 14 billion years hidden deep within the fabric of the universe has been the final ring of the largest orchestra in all of reality. The majesty of the universe is incomparable: on a stage grander and larger than the most regal of theatres, some of the most breathtaking acts have occurred. The band that is the CMB may have quieted their sound, but it can still be heard as the universe continues to expand and create more sites to be