The cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation is

A. energy emitted by black holes at the centers of the nearby galaxies.
B. light from gravitational lenses.
C. light from distant stars.
D. radiation from the birth of the Universe.
E. radiation from pulsars.


Answer: D

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