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The radiation left over from the big bang is found in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

As the universe expanded and cooled, the intense hard gamma radiation that existed became radio waves in the low gigahertz region, characteristic of a temperature around 30 Kelvin.

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Dark matter or microwaves (The Cosmic background Radiation).

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That is known by various similar names, such as Cosmic Background Radiation, or Cosmic Microwave Background.

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Cosmic microwave background radiation.

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Cosmic background radiation

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Supernova Remnants

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No, it is dark matter (microwaves).

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cosmic background radiation

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