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A Question About the Center of the Big Bang

-- Reid | December 19, 2020

Diagram depicting the major milestones in the evolution of the Universe since the Big Bang

Question:

How is it possible to look deep into space in any direction and see the murky haze from the Big Bang? If the universe formed from a single point in time and space then how can that point essentially surround the universe like a snow globe? How can you launch two rockets in opposite directions and 13 billion light years later they arrive at the same place? I can’t wrap my head around this, can you help me?

-- Reid

Answer:

I believe that this question has been answered in the past in this blog. Specifically, I think that your question relates to a difficult to understand fact that the Big Bang did not have a “center”. See the answer to the question Where is the Center of the Big Bang in this blog for an explanation.

-- Jeff Mangum

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