Cosmic Background Radiation

The background of radiation mostly in the frequency range 3x108 to 3x1011Hz discovered in space in 1965. It is believed to be the cosmologically redshifted radiation released by the Big Bang itself. Also known as the primal glow.

Presently it has an energy density in empty space of about 4x10-14Jm-3.

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Subjects: Physics