The Birth of the Universe
Welcome to our site, where we delve into the fascinating origins and evolution of the universe, from the moment of the Big Bang to the complex cosmic structures we observe today. Billions of years ago, the universe began with the 'Big Bang', a colossal explosion that initiated the expansion of space, time, and matter. This event marked the birth of everything we know, including galaxies, stars, and planets.
The confirmation of Quantum Fluctuations as the building mechanisms of space and time foundations has provided more subtle reasons for what we perceive as a big bang, as explained later. Although the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) began during the Inflation period, it wasn't released, due to the scattering effect of atomic particles, until the time of 'recombination', 380,000 years after the rapid inflation, when photons started to propagate freely across the Universe because hydrogen atoms started to form then, allowing the CMB to pass through without being scattered, eventually reaching the detectors in the instruments on board the Planck space craft. Physicist Alan Guth theorized that the universe inflated extremely rapidly and became exponentially larger in a fraction of a second (10^-32 second). However, there might be problems measuring time during that inflation, especially if you accept that neither space nor time had been completely formed until the end of inflation.
Dark Energy does also seem to have an influence on the construction of space and matter after the foundations were laid because the value last measured was lower than a previous one but matter and space had increased. Therefore, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that Dark Energy is the energy required by Quantum Fluctuations to construct our Universe.
Gravity gradually drew matter together to form the first stars and the first galaxies. Galaxies collected into groups, clusters, and superclusters. Some stars died in supernova explosions, whose chemical remnants seeded new generations of stars and enabled the formation of rocky planets. On at least one such planet, life evolved to consciousness.
The Cosmic Timeline
Embark on a journey through time with our site as we unravel the history of the universe. From the intense heat of the initial moments after the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies and the emergence of life on Earth, we will guide you through the major milestones of cosmic evolution.
This period measures from 370,000 years until about 1 billion years. After recombination and decoupling, the universe was transparent but the clouds of hydrogen only collapsed very slowly to form stars and galaxies, so there were no new sources of light. The only photons (electromagnetic radiation, or "light") in the universe were those released during decoupling (visible today as the cosmic microwave background) and 21 cm radio emissions occasionally emitted by hydrogen atoms. The decoupled photons would have filled the universe with a brilliant pale orange glow at first, gradually red-shifting to non-visible wavelengths after about 3 million years, leaving it without visible light. This period is known as the cosmic Dark Ages.
At some point, around 200 million years, the earliest generations of stars and galaxies form (exact timings are still being researched), and early large structures gradually emerge, drawn to the foam-like dark matter filaments which have already begun to draw together throughout the universe. The earliest generations of stars have not yet been observed astronomically but the James Webb Space Telescope has just discovered a galaxy called JADES-GS-z14-0, the farthest galaxy ever detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (at least at this point). This record-breaking galaxy was observed only 290 million years after the big bang.
Witness the birth of stars, the collision of galaxies, and the intricate dance of celestial bodies that have shaped the universe into the awe-inspiring spectacle we see today.
The theory is that there was a Singularity formed which contained the Quantum Energy (Dark Energy?) required for quantum fluctuations (see below) to build the space and matter of our universe. When time was applied the quantum fluctuations very rapidly began to construct space and matter (as proposed by physicist Alan Guth) causing the initial sudden inflation (which from our viewpoint would appear as a 'big bang'). Contrary to most people's undertanding, the created 'space' is not a vacuum of nothingness but has now been shown to be a structure of virtual particles containing energy. https://phys.org/news/2019-04-fluctuations-void.html
It seems logical that the initial Quantum Energy is the Dark Energy shown in the graph below and the Quantum Fluctuations use this energy to make 'space' and matter. Thus the Dark Energy starts at 100% then it suddenly decreases (aka the big bang) then is slowly depleted until NOW at 68.3%. Quantum Fluctuations create Ordinary Matter and Dark Matter from Dark Energy.
The Expanding Universe
Join us at our site to explore the ongoing expansion of the universe. Since the Big Bang, galaxies have been moving away from each other, carried by the expanding fabric of space itself but that can't be true because that would mean that it is expanding back to the beginning?
It would make more sense if the expansion is happening in our time frame and onwards? I think what is happening is that initially, space was created faster than now so relatively it looks like space is expanding faster further away? Hence the Rapid Inflation?
Discover how scientists have observed the growth of the cosmos and unravelled the mysteries of dark matter, dark energy, and the cosmic web that connects galaxies across vast distances.
Unravelling the Cosmos
At our site, we are passionate about uncovering the secrets of the cosmos. From the smallest subatomic particles to the largest galactic superstructures, we strive to educate and inspire curiosity about the wonders of the universe. we now know that there is a Cosmic Web that joins the universe together an feeds the construction of space, stars and galaxies, etc.
Join us on a cosmic adventure to ignite your passion for space exploration and deepen your understanding of the building blocks that form the foundation of the cosmos.
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