🔬 Science Jun 15, 2026 · Ethan Siegel

A single illustration reveals the entirety of cosmic history

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A single illustration reveals the entirety of cosmic history
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Our observable Universe has evolved tremendously since its inception.



During cosmological inflation, the space contained in the inflationary region grows exponentially, doubling in all three dimensions with each tiny fraction-of-a-second that passes. Where inflation ends, a hot Big Bang ensues. But due to quantum effects, each region where a Big Bang occurs will be surrounded by more inflating, exponentially expanding space, ensuring that no two regions where hot Big Bangs occur ever collide,

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