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10 BQ – Secrets revealed in waves

By Stav | Published: August 30, 2011
Q: How did the universe begin? A: In a previous ‘Can You Believe It?’ article (The Advertiser, March 22) talked about cosmic microwaves, which are an echo left over from the early days of the universe. By using radio telescopes, astronomers can learn about how the cosmos has changed during its 14 billion [...]
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10 BQ – Chance for Discovery

By Stav | Published: May 4, 2011
How did the universe begin? The universe began 13.75 billion years ago in a massive explosion called the “Big Bang”. Presently, our best efforts using microwave radiation background observations tell us what the universe was like approximately 379,000 years after the Big Bang. To observe even closer to the beginning requires using a [...]
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10BQ – Biggest Bang of All

By Stav | Published: March 30, 2011
The scale of the universe is mind-boggling. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains about 100 billion (thousand-million) stars. As you contemplate the 100 billion galaxies, containing 100 billion stars, think about how many habitable Earth-like planets there may be out there. A bit more on the Big Bang theory, look into The [...]
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