Data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe reveal the cosmic microwave background in more detail than ever before. But will cosmology become a victim of its own success?
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Carroll, S. Filling in the background. Nature 422, 26–27 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/422026a
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