AaS! 172: What Are Some Alternatives to the Big Bang Theory?
Ask a Spaceman!15 Maalis 2022

AaS! 172: What Are Some Alternatives to the Big Bang Theory?

What makes the Big Bang theory so successful? How were alternatives ruled out? What are the electric universe and steady state theories? Do any other options remain, like conformal cyclic cosmology? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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