Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
ID: wilkinson-microwave-anisotropy-probe
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) is a NASA spacecraft that was launched on June 30, 2001, and operated until August 2010. Its primary mission was to measure the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), which is the afterglow of the Big Bang and provides crucial information about the early universe.
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