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When was the cosmic microwave background released?

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  1. About 380,000 years later
  2. Exactly 4 minutes later
  3. About 4 billion years later

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  1. The Cosmic Microwave Background openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/29-4-the-cosmic-microwave-background Checked 2026-10-10.

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