NASA | The Big Bang

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This dominant cosmological theory suggests the Universe began nearly 13.7 billion years ago, expanding rapidly from a very dense and incredibly hot state. Eventually, stars ignited and galaxies slowly formed. The Big Bang theory has been imporved and advanced especially through NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and WMAP missions. This animation conceptualizes these explosive beginnings of the Universe.

This animation begins with a pinpoint of light as the Big Bang, and continues to show the formation of the first stars and galaxies.

For more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe

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[zellfyre]

when i grow up im gonna reach the end of the universe!

[SVR09GlitchFree]

zellfyre good luck

it might take you a few milion years

[vanstatan66]

@SVR09GlitchFree if you were fat it wouldn't (y)

[TheS4manthaShows]

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[CoreyfromEarth]

@sukmanaseck Quoting a book of fables prooooves what exactly?

[xTROLLINGx]

Wrong. The big bang didn't create galaxies. They created clouds of nebulae, which create stars, which create black holes, which creates galaxies.

[Bleeder599]

@sukmanaseck that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence

[fokaiboy544]

THE BIG BANG lol

[coolbeanz200]

@SVR09GlitchFree trillion years you mean

[tambourDOM]

Big bang theory and religion don't have to contradict each other. The big bang explains development of the universe, not the origin.