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Cosmic Microwave Background radiation

A page describing this topic and why it is so interesting.

http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMB3AR1VED_index_0.html

The first fractions of a second after the Big Bang

A great description of the Planck mission to study the first seconds of the universe which we can now see as the cosmic microwave background.

$Visit The first fractions of a second after the Big Bang$

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21828202

Cosmic Evolution

This is a fantastic site that covers more than just physics and tracks the history of our universe right from its beginnings. It has lots of information but also movies to watch and teacher resources.

http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/

X-Rays

Definition and links to related topics.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ems3.html#c4

The Big Bang

NASA page detailing the evidence for the big bang obtained from the study of cosmic background radiation (the CMB).

http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-powered-the-big-bang/

Cosmic variance

A blog written by a group of physicists and astrophysicists on the stuff that interests them: science but also arts, politics, culture, technology, academia, and miscellaneous trivia

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/

Planck

Catch up with the latest news, videos and info on the Planck mission, which is studying the Cosmic Microwave Background – the relic radiation from the Big Bang.