NASA scientists expect a map like this from the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP), which began charting the Cosmic Microwave Background this month in the highest resolution yet. Variations in the CMB will help resolve how much dark matter is in the universe. Red represents microwave emissions from our Milky Way Galaxy, not the CMB. Click to enlarge.

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