the big bang
noun
: a huge explosion that is believed to have happened when the universe began
a few billion years after the big bang
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Doing so could help scientists understand for the first time what happened immediately after the big bang, says Wisniewski, who serves as program scientist for the SPHEREx mission.
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Matt Alderton, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
This is where the idea of the big bang model for the origin of the universe comes from.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
That is, the process that (within the first three minutes after the big bang) produced the first light elements --- hydrogen, helium, and tiny amounts of lithium and beryllium.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Both cosmic objects are thought to have formed around 13.3 billion years ago, or just 500 million years after the big bang that created the universe.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
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Matt Alderton, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
This is where the idea of the big bang model for the origin of the universe comes from.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
That is, the process that (within the first three minutes after the big bang) produced the first light elements --- hydrogen, helium, and tiny amounts of lithium and beryllium.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Both cosmic objects are thought to have formed around 13.3 billion years ago, or just 500 million years after the big bang that created the universe.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
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“The big bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20bang. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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