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The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that describes how the universe expanded from an initial high density and high temperature state approximately 13.8 billion years ago. It offers explanations for phenomena like the cosmic microwave background and Hubble's Law. The theory describes the early formation of the first subatomic particles after the initial expansion cooled the universe, which later coalesced into stars and galaxies through gravity. Empirical evidence from discoveries like the cosmic microwave background radiation and observations of galaxy redshifts provide strong support for the Big Bang model of the origin and evolution of the universe.

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The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that describes how the universe expanded from an initial high density and high temperature state approximately 13.8 billion years ago. It offers explanations for phenomena like the cosmic microwave background and Hubble's Law. The theory describes the early formation of the first subatomic particles after the initial expansion cooled the universe, which later coalesced into stars and galaxies through gravity. Empirical evidence from discoveries like the cosmic microwave background radiation and observations of galaxy redshifts provide strong support for the Big Bang model of the origin and evolution of the universe.

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Big Bang

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"Big Bang theory" redirects here. For the American TV sitcom, see The Big Bang Theory. For
other uses, see Big Bang (disambiguation) and Big Bang Theory (disambiguation).

Timeline of the metric expansion of space, where space (including hypothetical non-observable portions
of the universe) is represented at each time by the circular sections. On the left, the dramatic expansion
occurs in the inflationary epoch; and at the center, the expansion accelerates (artist's concept; not to
scale).

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The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the universe[1] from the earliest
known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution.[2][3][4] The model describes how the
universe expanded from a very high density and high temperature state,[5][6] and offers a
comprehensive explanation for a broad range of phenomena, including the abundance of light
elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), large scale structure and Hubble's
law.[7] If the known laws of physics are extrapolated to the highest density regime, the result is
a singularity which is typically associated with the Big Bang. Physicists are undecided whether
this means the universe began from a singularity, or that current knowledge is insufficient to
describe the universe at that time. Detailed measurements of the expansion rate of the
universe place the Big Bang at around 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age
of the universe.[8]After the initial expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the
formation of subatomic particles, and later simple atoms. Giant clouds of these primordial
elements later coalesced through gravity in halos of dark matter, eventually forming
the stars and galaxies visible today.
Since Georges Lematre first noted in 1927 that an expanding universe could be traced back in
time to an originating single point, scientists have built on his idea of cosmic expansion. The
scientific community was once divided between supporters of two different theories, the Big
Bang and the Steady State theory, but a wide range of empirical evidencehas strongly favored
the Big Bang which is now universally accepted.[9] In 1929, from analysis of
galactic redshifts, Edwin Hubble concluded that galaxies are drifting apart; this is important
observational evidence consistent with the hypothesis of an expanding universe. In 1964,
the cosmic microwave background radiation was discovered, which was crucial evidence in
favor of the Big Bang model,[10] since that theory predicted the existence of background
radiation throughout the universe before it was discovered. More recently, measurements of
the redshifts of supernovae indicate that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, an
observation attributed to dark energy's existence.[11] The known physical laws of nature can be
used to calculate the characteristics of the universe in detail back in time to an initial state of
extreme density and temperature.[12]

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