Saturday, February 3, 2018

Follow the bouncing "Universe"!

 
An interesting theory now proposes that the universe didn't come from a colossal explosion (the Big Bang) but rather as the result of a cosmic bounce - a collapsing universe reaches a point where it bounces back and starts expanding again.

The theory is rather interesting, and doesn't need the controversial 'inflation' part of the popular Big Bang theory.

Read more at:  Quanta Magazine
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