The Big Bang Theory

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The Big Bang theory states that the early universe was a hot place that expanded and began to cool down This means that the universe should be filled with radiation which is actually the

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Here is a brief outline of the current theory of the events in the early history of the solar system A cloud of interstellar gas and or dust the solar nebula is disturbed and collapses under

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The Big Bang event is a theory that exists in physics which describes a possible version of our universe expanding from an initial state of high density and temperature

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The Outward Expansion of the Universe Key to the idea of the Big Bang is an understanding that the universe is gradually expanding It was in 1912 that observations by Vesto M

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The Big Bang Process It Starts with Cosmic Inflation The theory suggests that at one point all the matter in the universe was held together in an area of infinite density and temperature This

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The Big Bang Process It Starts with Cosmic Inflation The theory suggests that at one point all the matter in the universe was held together in an area of infinite density and temperature

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This theory is named the Big Freeze Another popular scenario suggests that our Universe will stop expanding and will actually reverse this process When this happens the

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It is theorized to have formed shortly after the Big Bang Astronomers calculate the age of the Universe by analyzing the distances and radial velocities of other galaxies The cosmic

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Image via NASA In 1965 two scientists Penzias and Wilson discovered that microwave radiation could be detected coming from the sky in any direction They were actually looking for something else so