Before the big bang, all the universe was densed and crushed on a single ball thingy, right?
My question is: was this thingy a black hole?
I mean, so much matter would prevent light from escaping, right?
If I went back in time, would I see a single star, or nothing at all?
2007-03-27 12:42:47 · 4 answers · asked by navand 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi. Yes, it would be a black hole. What we see when we look at the cosmic background radiation may be the still expanding event horizon, as far as we know. The 'thingy' is called a singularity.
2007-03-27 12:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no "before" the big bang. The BB was the expansion of space and time so there was no time before the BB. It is a difficult concept. There is a good explanation of what the BB is at this site:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/astronomy/bigbang.html
2007-03-27 19:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No -- no one believes it was a super dense "thingy". Modern thoughts are that it was the collision of two membranes (like strings) that released the energy that started it off.
2007-03-27 19:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There never was a 'big bang' ...that is simply speculation that has never been proven.....
Anyone who thinks it has been 'proven' doesn't know physics.
The most logical way is that there was a Creator.
Thanks for the question.
2007-03-27 20:15:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋