The Radio That Heard the Universe's Birth Cry

In 1965, two Bell Labs engineers were plagued by an annoying hiss in their radio antenna that threatened to derail their satellite communication project. That 'noise' turned out to be the cosmic microwave background radiation—the afterglow of the Big Bang itself, still echoing through space 13.8 billion years later. Sometimes the most groundbreaking discoveries come disguised as problems you're desperately trying to solve. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.