Thread: ELI5: If the Big Bang started at a single point, then why are we surrounded by a layer of cosmic bac

ELI5: If the Big Bang started at a single point, then why are we surrounded by a layer of cosmic bac (by Sparky)

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(29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
9-Feb-19 1:51 pm

ELI5: If the Big Bang started at a single point, then why are we surrounded by a layer of cosmic background radiation. Is there a specific direction in the perceivable universe where we can see that the Big Bang started or where this background radiation is more concentrated?

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