Cosmology

This video is about cosmology – the study of the properties of the entire universe.

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The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has played an important role in cosmology research. They have an excellent website with information about cosmology:

https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_concepts.html

How big is the universe? Check out these links to get an idea for the extraordinary scale of the universe:

https://www.htwins.net/scale2/

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110201.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100120.html

To learn more about Dark Matter and Dark Energy, check out these units from Physics for the 21st Century:

https://www.learner.org/series/physics-for-the-21st-century/dark-matter/

https://www.learner.org/series/physics-for-the-21st-century/dark-energy/

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