KnowraDiscovery of cosmic microwave background radiationLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 2Narrower topic 2Big BangBroader topic: This observation supplied powerful evidence for a hot early universe and undermined steady-state cosmology.Cosmic microwave background anisotropyNarrower topic: The discovery established the radiation whose anisotropies later became measurable.Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy ProbeNarrower topic: The discovery created the observational target that WMAP was designed to map precisely.Robert HermanBroader topic: The discovery confirmed the kind of background radiation Herman had anticipated.