What existed before the Big Bang and how old is the Universe?
At some point in your life you must have wondered what existed before the Big Bang, right?
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Everyone knows that human beings are always looking for answers.
Whether in relation to what is yet to come or what has already happened, the constant search to know where we came from and where we are going.
And although we already know that we are the result of a long process of evolution that lasted millions of years, it is common sense that the history of our planet and our Universe began long before that!
And as far as we know, the Earth, the other planets in our solar system, the Sun and the stars we see in the night sky came into being because of an event.
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We are talking about the famous Big Bang, the origin of the Universe!
But even though everyone involved in research into the origins of the Universe – such as astronomers and researchers – have come to the conclusion that the Big Bang is the starting point of the history of the Universe, they still wanted to know more.
And it was this curiosity that gave rise to today's content! In this material, we will explore a little more about the Universe we live in, but in a different way!
On this true journey to the moment that created the Universe, in addition to discovering what existed before the Big Bang, you will also get an answer to a very interesting question.
After all, how old is the Universe?
This and other questions will be answered throughout this content from another Universe!
What was the Big Bang?
Before we get into the main topic of our text, how about we give a brief recap so that we can all be on the same page.
The Big Bang is the theory that, to this day, is the most widely accepted theory among scientists about the origins of the Universe.
According to scientists, the Big Bang was a huge explosion that happened a long time ago – you will see a little more about how long ago it was throughout the text.
And according to these researchers, this explosion happened due to a very specific combination.
It is believed that the Big Bang occurred through a very small material point.
It was thanks to the conditions at that exact moment – everything was very hot and extremely dense – that this explosion occurred, causing the Universe as we know it to take its first steps.
Among the main names responsible for studies in relation to the Big Bang are names such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason.
It is very interesting to think that everything we know exists precisely because of this particle that, by being in the right place, at the right time and under the ideal conditions, gave rise to what we understand as the Universe in which we live.
What existed before the Big Bang?
It's hard to imagine a time before everything, right? After all, as we already know, the Big Bang was the starting point of the Universe.
But what about before it? What existed before the Big Bang?
Of course, it is impossible to say with certainty what existed here before the moment the Big Bang occurred.
But the vast majority of scientists and researchers on the subject who take the Big Bang theory as the true origin of our Universe have reached a consensus on the answer to this question.
And the answer is: nothing. That's right, you read it. Nothing.
Well, actually – to be fair to this 'pre-Universe' – there was something, but it was just radiation.
And this energy was too strong to let anything organize itself, preventing any kind of formation from emerging.
Apparently, before the Big Bang there wasn't even space-time so that we could measure what was here before that crucial moment.
A famous defender of this theory about what existed before the Big Bang is Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest names in science and physics who ever lived.
Hawking argued that, before that moment, what existed was a vast nothing, and that it was the Big Bang that created the entire structure – which much later would be named the space-time continuum by none other than Einstein.
According to this theory, the Big Bang was largely responsible for creating what became known as a type of 'structural mesh' of reality.
It would be through this 'mesh' that these two dimensions mixed as one thing.
Fascinating, right?
How old is the Universe?
Now that you know more about what was out there before the combination that resulted in the Big Bang, it's time to talk about another aspect of the Universe.
Everyone already knows that it is very old. But after all, how old is the Universe?
Just like the question of what existed before the Big Bang, it is not possible to define the 'birth date' of our Universe.
Because a long time has passed since then, right?
It is estimated that the Universe is already approaching 14 billion years old!
And, according to studies, it should continue to age and 'blow out candles' for many, many millions of years to come.
In fact, research estimates that not only will it continue to age, but it is also expanding and becoming increasingly larger.
In other words: no matter how interested humans are in exploring the Universe more and more, everything we know so far is practically nothing compared to the vastness of the Universe.
Conclusion
So, did you already know all these aspects about what existed before the Universe?
Understanding a little more about the origin of the Universe in which we live is a great way to draw a timeline linking the beginnings of our Universe to the moment in which we live.
As for the future, it is safe to say that the frontiers of the Universe remain inaccessible to humans – at least for now.
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