But since the Big Bang, that hot light has cooled significantly, and the universe itself has expanded by a factor of 1, 100.

CNN: Better 'baby picture' of universe emerges

This new photogenic moment, released Thursday, comes courtesy of the European Space Agency's Planck space telescope, which detects cosmic microwave background radiation -- the light left over from the Big Bang.

CNN: Better 'baby picture' of universe emerges

On 22 September a light shell, known as a Whizz Bang, exploded above his head killing three members of his team.

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