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Space Photos of the Week: This Is What the Oldest Light in the Universe Looks Like
Space photos of the week, February 19 — 25, 2016.
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This image combines two sets of data to show the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect within a dense galaxy cluster. The effect allows you to see what's left of the oldest light in the universe, now weak microwave radiation known as cosmic microwave background. The CMB fills the cosmos with photons which are given a tiny boost of energy when they travel through high-energy electrons.
