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Tiny variations in the "afterglow" of the Big Bang are represented as different colors in this recently released image from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe. The variations show differences in the temperature and density of matter less than 400,000 years after the Big Bang (red areas are hotter, blue areas cooler). [NASA/WMAP Science Team]
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