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mic background radiation could not be
used as evidence for the Big Bang. It was
this temperature difference that the expo-
nents of the steady state theory said was
lacking that George Smoot determined in
1992. There were very small differences
between the data sent by COBE in 1992
and the old map of the universe. The
Data obtained from George Smoot's details in the picture were closely exam-
COBE satellite enabled the Big Bang
Theory to be irrefutably confirmed. ined. The computerized maps revealed
very small temperature differences in
background radiation. For example, some regions had a temperature of
2.7251 Kelvin and others of 2.7249 Kelvin. The Big Bang had once again been
confirmed by scientific findings and observations.
The majority of scientists interpreted the COBE data as verifying the
Big Bang in an incontrovertible manner. In an article titled "Stephen Hawk-
ing, the Big Bang and God," the Nobel Prize candidate professor of chem-
istry Henry F. Schaefer described what happened when the results of the
COBE research were announced:
About the 1992 observations, which were from the COBE (the NASA satellite
Cosmic Background Explorer), there was a story on the front page of virtual-
ly every newspaper in the world. The thing that the London Times, New York
Times, etc. seemed to pick up on was a statement by George Smoot, the team
leader from the Lawrence-Berkeley Laboratory. He said, "It's like looking at
[the signs of creation by] God." Obviously, this captured the public's atten-
tion.
A[nother] … assessment of the findings was given by Frederick Burnham, a
science-historian. He said, "These findings, now available, make the idea that
God created the universe [much more different] … today than at any time in
the last 100 years." 15

More evidence for the Big Bang was forthcoming. One piece had to do
with the relative amounts of hydrogen and helium in the universe. Observa-
tions indicated that the mix of these two elements in the universe was in
accord with theoretical calculations of what should have been remained
after the Big Bang. That drove another stake into the heart of the steady state
theory because if the universe had existed for eternity and never had a
beginning, all of its hydrogen should have been burned into helium.