What Was the COBE Satellite Designed to Measure

question 61

Multiple Choice

What was the COBE satellite designed to measure?

• A) redshifts of objects at cosmological distances to obtain an accurate measurement of Hubble's constant
• B) 21-cm radio radiation from intergalactic hydrogen
• C) X rays from quasars and other objects at cosmological distances
• D) cosmic microwave background radiation

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