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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Big Bang was proposed because of an observation in the early 1930s of what is called [[red shift]]. Stars appeared to be shifted to a red color and it was theorized that this red shift was caused by the stars moving away from a central point at a very high or even accelerating speed. Since almost everything was red-shifted in our telescopes, it was assumed that the earth was near the point where all mass exploded to start the known universe. | The Big Bang was proposed because of an observation in the early 1930s of what is called [[red shift]]. Stars appeared to be shifted to a red color and it was theorized that this red shift was caused by the stars moving away from a central point at a very high or even accelerating speed. Since almost everything was red-shifted in our telescopes, it was assumed that the earth was near the point where all mass exploded to start the known universe. | ||
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| + | ==Alternative Explanations for Red Shift== | ||
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| + | Since the conclusion that red-shift was caused by stellar movement, other theories have emerged to explain the red shift. | ||
==Problems with the Big Bang== | ==Problems with the Big Bang== | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 28 December 2016
The [Big Bang] is a theory that the known universe and all its galaxies, stars, and atoms, exploded from one very small-sized mass and spread throughout space. Although this is the prevailing theory of cosmology, it is problematic and today, many scientists are abandoning this theory for an eternal universe.
History
The Big Bang was proposed because of an observation in the early 1930s of what is called red shift. Stars appeared to be shifted to a red color and it was theorized that this red shift was caused by the stars moving away from a central point at a very high or even accelerating speed. Since almost everything was red-shifted in our telescopes, it was assumed that the earth was near the point where all mass exploded to start the known universe.
Alternative Explanations for Red Shift
Since the conclusion that red-shift was caused by stellar movement, other theories have emerged to explain the red shift.
