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It follows logically from what we know about physics that the expansion of the universe from a hot and dense state should produce a remnant of microwave radiation. Reasoning from the Big Bang model (particularly the LCDM model), it is also possible to work out the intensity (temperature) of that radiation, and the nature, size and distribution of variations in that radiation. Detailed observations of the night sky have confirmed these predictions to a remarkable degree.

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