Was the Big Bang an Explosion or Something Else?
Clip: Season 48 Episode 19 | 3m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Energy transformed into matter during the Big Bang.
The Big Bang was less of an explosion than a transformation of energy into matter.
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Was the Big Bang an Explosion or Something Else?
Clip: Season 48 Episode 19 | 3m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
The Big Bang was less of an explosion than a transformation of energy into matter.
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