• Question: How do you think the world was created ?

    Asked by Amberr??✨ to Paul, Mobeen, Laura, Jen, Greg on 7 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Greg Melia

      Greg Melia answered on 7 Mar 2016:


      Scientists now all that space, time and the universe were all created in the big bang, 14 or 15 billion years ago. It has been spreading outwards ever since. When the big bang happened, all the atoms in the universe were flung outwards, but there were some that were a bit more ‘clumped together’ than others, so these clumps got drawn together under their own gravity to form stars and planets. If we look at the sky, we can still see the aftermath of the big bang, and how some bits were hotter and more ‘clumpy’ than others. You can’t see it with your eyes though, as it’s at microwave frequencies: try googling “cosmic microwave background radiation” and you’ll get a picture of it.

      As for what there was before the big bang, who knows?! It’s a question about before the universe was created, so it’s not really one that science can answer.

    • Photo: Laura Haworth

      Laura Haworth answered on 7 Mar 2016:


      I think Greg has covered this well. There is so many theories out there and we don;t know if we will ever be able to prove which is correct.

    • Photo: Paul O'Mahoney

      Paul O'Mahoney answered on 8 Mar 2016:


      Yep, Greg pretty much has this covered. With all the best evidence we have, this is the best theory

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