Big Bang: Expansion, NOT Explosion – Of Particular Significance
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© Matt Strassler [March 16, 2014] The Big Bang was an expansion of space, not like an explosion at all, despite what countless books, videos, articles and statements (even by scientists) often depict. Let's look at the differences between an explosion of something into space versus an expansion of space. [For an older article with…
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