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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on February 28, 2020, 10:28:43 AM

Title: A pretty big bang
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 28, 2020, 10:28:43 AM

Fascinating


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51669384

Title: Re: A pretty big bang
Post by: Steve H on February 28, 2020, 10:38:09 AM

The big bang wasn't an explosion, which is a rapid expansion of materian in space. the "big bang" was a rapid expansion of space.

Title: Re: A pretty big bang
Post by: jeremyp on February 29, 2020, 08:01:54 PM

Quote from: Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz on February 28, 2020, 10:38:09 AM

The big bang wasn't an explosion, which is a rapid expansion of materian in space. the "big bang" was a rapid expansion of space.

The Big Bang was also the start of this Universe. You could take it to mean "the biggest explosion since time began", although the journalist that wrote that headline probably meant it in the way you suggest.