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BOOMERANG Images The Early Universe

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 3, 2000 is “BOOMERANG Images The Early Universe,” an image. It is credited to Credit: BOOMERANG Project. The original explanation runs about 169 words.

BOOMERANG Images The Early Universe
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From the explanation

“Drifting through the stratosphere above Antarctica in late 1998 , the balloon -borne BOOMERANG telescope peered into the cosmos at millimeter wavelengths. The blotchy structures it detected are seen above in the sharpest yet picture of the universe at an early age , perhaps a mere 300,000 years old.”

— APOD editors, May 3, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 3, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: BOOMERANG Project
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 169 words

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