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The universe glows

12 Jan 1998

The universe is bathed in infrared radiation according to the latest results from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite. The glow is caused by dust absorbing radiation and then re-emitting it at infrared wavelengths.

COBE first hit both the scientific and international headlines in the early nineties when it confirm

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