“Of course these measurements open up some very big questions: why is the Universe so very nearly homogeneous (i.e., why is the temperature the same in every direction?)? What caused those tiny inhomogeneities that became everything that we can see in the Universe today?” (quotation from your website) Above indicated “big questions” are easily revealed if you understand that the COBE results provided the increased support for the background microwave radiation of hydrogen atoms (and all atoms as well) abundant, prevalent, mainly in the Universe!!! But not “for the Big Bang scenario for the origin of the Universe”. Convincing proofs of the latter statement (actually of the important discovery!) you can find in the following works: (1) G.P. Shpenkov anad L.G. Kreidik, Microwave Background Radiation of Hydrogen Atoms, REVISTA CIENCIAS EXATAS E NATURAIS, Vol. 4, No. 1, 9-18, (2002). www.unicentro.br/pesquisa/editora/revistas/exatas/v4n1/Microwave.pdf (2) G. P. Shpenkov, Derivation of the Lamb Shift with Due Account of Wave Features for the Proton-Electron Interaction, REVISTA de CIENCIAS EXATAS e NATURAIS, Vol. 6, No. 2, 171 - 185, (2004); http://shpenkov.janmax.com/derivation.pdf (3) G. P. Shpenkov, Theoretical Basis and Proofs of the Existence of Atom Background Radiation, Infinite Energy, Vol. 12, Issue 68, 22-33, (2006). Best regards George P. Shpenkov Prof. Inst. of Math. & Phys.