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                      60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: The Big Bang

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                      Discover how scientists have calculated the exact volume of the noise created...

                      Discover how scientists have calculated the exact volume of the noise created at the birth of the Universe with this video

                      • Published on: Thursday 3rd January 2013
                      • Introductory Level
                      • Posted under: Astronomy, Physics, Physics and Astronomy
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                      The Big Bang
                      Noel Fakude
                      20 Feb 201317:34

                      Excellent bitesize teaching and learning bits on Astronomy.

                      My question is how could there have been noise in a void?

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