description WMAP Overview
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) was a NASA space mission that studied the cosmic microwave background radiation. This ancient light, leftover from the Big Bang, contains crucial information about the early universe. WMAP’s precise measurements of these subtle temperature variations allowed scientists to determine the age of the universe – approximately 13.8 billion years – and accurately model its composition including dark matter and dark energy. The data is primarily used by cosmologists and astrophysicists researching the origins and evolution of the cosmos.
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WMAP ranks #28 of 212 in the Space Mission ranking, behind Hayabusa2, ahead of SELENE.
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