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The timeline of the Universe, from inflation to the WMAP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe
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Study of the Cosmos, at best, is considered a semi-scientific discipline, primarily because the laboratory for carrying out measurements and tests of theories (the Cosmos) has been largely inaccessible for centuries. The cosmic vista into the yonder, however, continued to fascinate humankind due to its inherent beauty and sheer curiosity. The inven...
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... precise data were expected to help understand the geometry, content, and evolution of the Universe, providing finer tests of the Big Bang model. WMAP's measurements played the key role in establishing the current Stan- dard Model of cosmology and have led to the most precise value, till then, of the age of the Universe at 13.75 ± 0.11 billion years; the full timeline of the Universe according to the standard model is given in Figure 5. ...