The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) - 1989

  • Released Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly revolutionized our understanding of the early cosmos. This video was reissued by NASA for COBE's 20th Anniversary.

This COBE informational video was produced back in 1989, before the satellite embarked on its mission to study the cosmic microwave background.

For More Information

See http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/cobe_20th.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

This page was originally published on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT.

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