Concept Animations

The structure of the universe evolved from the Big Bang, as represented by WMAP's "baby picture", through the clumping and ignition of matter (which caused reionization) up to the present.

Credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team

Duration: 45.0 seconds

Available animation formats:
320 x 180 (15fps) QT (856 KB)
320 x 180 (15fps) MP4 (1.5 MB)
320 x 180 (15fps) WMV (1.8 MB)
640 x 360 (30fps) QT (7.6 MB)
1280 x 720 (30fps) QT (39.3 MB)

Top Image:
160 x 90 PNG (9 KB)
320 x 180 PNG (56 KB)
640 x 360 PNG (181 KB)
1280 x 720 PNG (445 KB)

Middle Image:
160 x 90 PNG (9 KB)
320 x 180 PNG (70 KB)
640 x 360 PNG (229 KB)
1280 x 720 PNG (709 KB)

Bottom Image:
160 x 90 PNG (3 KB)
320 x 180 PNG (26 KB)
640 x 360 PNG (86 KB)
1280 x 720 PNG (280 KB)

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