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"Origins" Part 1 - Origins of the Universe

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Professor Jo Dunkley explains how we can look back in time at the light from the early Universe. This ultra-cold light can be used to create a picture from soon after the Big Bang.
With no stars or galaxies, the image formed shows a universe that was just starting to grow the features we see today.

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Jo Dunkley
Chris Lintott
Keywords
education
research
gravity
stars
cosmology
big bang
dark matter #dark energy
universe
space
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 07/10/2014
Duration: 00:08:40

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