\n The horn antenna in Holmdel, NJ used in the 1960s by Bell Labs scientists Penzias and Wilson, who accidentally discovered the cosmic microwave background (CMB).
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<\/p>\n Bettmann \/ Contributor<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n The horn antenna in Holmdel, NJ used in the 1960s by Bell Labs scientists Penzias and Wilson, who accidentally discovered the cosmic microwave background (CMB).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bettmann \/ Contributor<\/p>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n The Big Bang: The moment when the universe \u2014 everything<\/em> in existence \u2014 began. … Right? <\/p>\n Turns out, it’s not quite that simple. <\/p>\n Today, when scientists talk about the Big Bang, they mean a period of time \u2013 closer to an era than to a specific moment. <\/p>\n Host Regina Barber talks with two cosmologists about the cosmic microwave background, its implications for the universe’s origins and the discovery that started it all. <\/p>\n Interested in more space science? Email us at <\/em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n Listen to Short Wave on <\/em>Spotify<\/em> and <\/em>Apple Podcasts<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at <\/em>plus.npr.org\/shortwave<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n Today’s episode was produced and fact checked by Hannah Chinn. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez.<\/em><\/p>\n Special thanks to our friends at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Home of Space Camp\u00ae.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/08\/05\/sc-9-holmdel_wide-ce3a1b326037740b9a2d2f06513e107914f2626b.jpg?s=2600&c=100&f=jpeg\")
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