the big bang
noun
: a huge explosion that is believed to have happened when the universe began
a few billion years after the big bang
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In the wake of the big bang, the universe gradually cooled down from its original, ultra-hot state, eventually allowing—around the universe's 380,000th birthday—free protons and electrons to combine into a fog mainly made up of neutral hydrogen atoms.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jets as enormous as Porphyrion would be difficult to detect in the early universe because leftover radiation from the big bang drowns out the radio light released by the jets, Gloudemans said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Astronomers theorize that the distribution of the galaxies was influenced by a universe-expanding event that took place almost 14 billion years ago after the big bang.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Now, astronomers have compiled a massive catalog of Little Red Dots, all of which date back to the first 1.5 billion years after the big bang, and have found that a large proportion of these appear to contain supermassive black holes that are actively growing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Related article Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Jets as enormous as Porphyrion would be difficult to detect in the early universe because leftover radiation from the big bang drowns out the radio light released by the jets, Gloudemans said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Astronomers theorize that the distribution of the galaxies was influenced by a universe-expanding event that took place almost 14 billion years ago after the big bang.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Now, astronomers have compiled a massive catalog of Little Red Dots, all of which date back to the first 1.5 billion years after the big bang, and have found that a large proportion of these appear to contain supermassive black holes that are actively growing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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