There May Have Been a Dark Big Bang
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Sometimes, it takes two to kick off a universe.
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No, the Big Bang theory is not 'broken.' Here's how we know.
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Was the big bang the beginning of everything? Or was there a sequel?
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How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air - The New York Times
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Dark Matter May Have Existed Before the Big Bang, New Math Suggests
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A second big bang? The radical idea rewriting dark matter's origins
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Why the big bang was not the beginning
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The universe's puzzlingly fast expansion may defy explanation, cosmologists fret, Science
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James Webb telescope detects evidence of ancient 'universe breaker' galaxies, Astronomy
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Experiment picks up light from the first stars – and it may change our understanding of dark matter
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These stars may have been born only 250 million years after the Big Bang
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The Beginning to the End of the Universe: The cosmic dark ages
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What is the Big Bang Theory?
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There May Have Been a Dark Big Bang
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10 Questions You Might Have About Black Holes - NASA Science