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Big Bang Theory

Illustration of the Big Bang Theory

Image Citation: Grandunificationtheory.com. Big Bang TheoryUniverse Today. Accessed 30 Oct. 2023.

Helpful Websites

NASA Space Place - What is the Big Bang? - Provides a simple explanation of the Big Bang Theory. For a significantly more in depth article see NASA's The Big Bang. 

Also check out, NASA's Universe page under Universe Exploration. Change the tabs at the top of the article for more information. 

 

National Geographic - Origins of the Universe, Explained - The most popular theory of our universe's origin centers on a cosmic cataclysm unmatched in all of history—the big bang.

 

Gale Databases - The Big Bang Theory - Read about how the big bang formed, proof found, and the theory. 

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DK Find Out - What is the Big Bang? - Interactive image with descriptions of the Big Bang Theory process from universe beginning to present. 

 

Britannica Kids - big bang - theories about how the universe began and evidence of it. 

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Video

Citation: "Origins of the Universe 101 | National Geographic." YouTube, uploaded by National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2018, www.youtube.com/watchv=HdPzOWlLrbE. Accessed 30 Oct. 2023.