Scientists Capture the First Light from the Big Bang
Clip: Season 48 Episode 19 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Scientists now have a detailed image of the entire universe in its infancy.
Feast your eyes on one of the most important images in all of cosmology: a picture of the first light from the Big Bang.
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Scientists Capture the First Light from the Big Bang
Clip: Season 48 Episode 19 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Feast your eyes on one of the most important images in all of cosmology: a picture of the first light from the Big Bang.
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