If we see the past of stars and galaxies when we look at them if we look far beyond, can we see the big bang?

Question

Ok. it's a crazy question, but if we see right now the past of the galaxies and stars when we look at space. and if we look farther out, we can see how galaxies and stars where millions of years ago, this means that the farther we see the older the images are.

is it possible that if we see far far beyond that, can we see the big bang in proccess? i mean can we actually see the hole mass and energy that existed before the big bang explotion?

do i made myself clear? .. i mean imagine that we have the most powerfull telescope that could see as far as the last remaining star of the universe and we pointed directly to the center of the universe, what would we see? if the universe is 13.7billions years old and our telescope would reach that distance what would we see then?

Answer 1

Well... you don't really see the "past" when you look at the stars. They are just so far away that the light we are seing now, they produced a long time ago. A star in the sky today could have actually burned out long ago, but it's light is still making its way to earth.

So you see, you could never actually see the Big Bang, because in reality it is the opposite of what you are saying, the farther out we look the newer the images are, until you reach the point where you would actually see the star or whatever in real time. Get it?

Answer 2

It is possible and we are doing it. The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation that we been measuring since 1965 is the remnant of the Big Bang. I don't know what you expect to see but the Big Bang is all energy, ie radiation, and no matter at all. The other place you could see the Big Bang in action is in the particle accelerators. All the collisions that are happening in the particle accelerators release tremendous amount of energy, not quite as much as the Big Bang but enough to re-enact the universe 1 second after the Big Bang.

Answer 3

You can't see it from here on Earth, as we're *IN* the Big Bang. But, if you could travel faster than light, far beyond the known universe - you could (conceivably) get to a point where the light of the big bang would catch up to you.

but.. you wouldn't see much. Photons didn't materialize until long after the initial bang.

Answer 4

The images of the beginning have already proceeded past us! It's too late to study the big bang that way,unless you travel back into time!

Answer 5

So, just because we're seeing the light that was emitted long ago, doesn't mean we're just not seeing the past. When you look at the light arriving from the past, you technically look at the past because for you to look at something in the present you would need light that would be reflected into your eyes at the present.

Meaning, you technically do look into the past if the light does arrive in the past into your eyes.
Optics.

Answer 6

I for one do not believe in the big bang theory!

As far as our existence, stars explode all the time ... where is the new life?
I for one believe in a creator( GOD).Many men/ women ponder the thoughts of what should have happened in the beginning of all things . when one searches the heavens, and focus on one dark area for weeks all sorts of galaxies come into view.... perhaps there is a reason GOD put us in and area where we could harm no other race .. , because we are destroying what small planet we have.... our only livable rock .
I am sure of other beings besides ourselves.. if not , its sure a waste of space and material ...
Michael Taylor> love to all!
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Answer 7

No we are seeing the light radiate off of those galaxies, but the light that we are see is in our real time but from their past. the light from the big bang has already passed us.

Answer 8

I cannot accept your answer, the minute we try to concede that it was the will of god that is the minute we stop being inquisitive.
Medicine and science is the direct result of humans taking matters into our own hands rather than accepting " god's will".