big bang

How can any size be attributed to the Singularity? Given it represents all of existence, what else is it being measured against? Can it somehow be measured against itself internally? Is the Universe that expanded from the Singularity still a Singularity? The internal structure may have changed...

This book is written for a general audience, and basically is a review of the history of cosmology from the ancients to about 1992, with an epilogue that discusses the more recent developments such as dark matter and dark energy, which are questions yet to be solved conclusively. Beginning...

I found this article interesting: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-08/cxc-dmm081607.php "Dark matter mystery deepens in cosmic 'train wreck, Public release date: 16-Aug-2007" It states that Then it notes two possible explanations. If the second is what it takes, then the Big...

Okay, I apologize in advance for asking what must be a rather obvious question to everyone out there, but... Suppose that the age of the universe is 14BY and the most distant object we can see is 13B lightyears away (I picked these because they seem to be close to the actual values while still...

So I read an article the other day that astronomers have looked 13.2 billion years back in time basically, or roughly 500 million years before the supposed big bang. So if the big bang actually happened, could astronomers finally prove it by looking back that extra 500 million years? Would...

There's a xtian radio station here in the UK called Premier, and each weekend they have a show which pits a xtian vs. a non-xtian. This week they had some evangelical type called Nigel Desborough against an atheist, and he came up with this beauty: Yes, he really said that.

Being used to woo of all kinds, I was wondering today - The Steady State theory (I associate it mainly with Hoyle...) is there actually any good reason to consider it? Please bear in mind i know nothing about astrophysics,and have not the slightest idea where to start looking to answer my...

I've been reviewing some of my physics, and upon thinking about black holes, a question popped into my head. Maybe some of you more studied folks can add some clearification :) I know that under the emense gravity of a black hole, atoms are pulled so strongly together that they collapse...

The Scientific American site has a fairly long article intending to clear up people's misconceptions about the Big Bang: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0009F0CA-C523-1213-852383414B7F0147&pageNumber=1&catID=2 It's written for the layman in a very understandable style...