Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What does WMAP(Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) do?

  1. It's a probe designed to determine the geometry and evolution of the universe.

  2. It's a probe designed to detect comets

  3. It's a probe designed to check temperature of the Sun.

  4. All of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) was a NASA satellite (2001-2010) that measured the cosmic microwave background radiation across the full sky. These measurements revealed the universe's age (13.8 billion years), composition (dark energy, dark matter, ordinary matter), geometry (flat), and evolutionary history. It wasn't designed to detect comets or measure the Sun's temperature - those are completely different astronomical missions. Option D is wrong because WMAP had a very specific cosmology mission, not multiple purposes.

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