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Strange Universe With Bob Berman
Strange Universe

Cracks in the Big Bang

By Bob Berman
Published March 31, 2024 at 9:30 AM EDT
NASA

A few weeks ago came the puzzling discovery of a huge, fully formed galaxy at the edges of the observable universe. Since looking far into the distance means looking way back in time, thanks to the long interval it took for that galaxy’s light to reach us, we’re seeing one of the earliest galaxies. This week: The Big Bang.

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