Theory
The Belgian astronomer who first proposed the big bang theory.
Who is Georges Lamaitre?
The singularity that exploded.
What was the universe?
Sent off 380,000 years after the burst.
What is CMB?
The popular reality T.V. show named after the beginnings of our universe.
What is The Big Bang Theory?
A guess that is backed up with hard evidence.
What is a theory?
The American astronomer who found two pieces of evidence to back up the big bang theory.
Who is Eddwin Hubble?
Sent in all directions during the explosion.
What is matter, space, and time?
The two men who discovered CMB.
Who are Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson?
A priest.
What was Georges Lemaitre's second career?
A small dense ball or point.
What is a singularity?
1927
When was the big bang theory proposed?
380,000 years after the burst.
When were galaxies and stars formed?
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
What does CMB stand for?
Created the Big Bang Theory theme song.
What song did Barenaked Ladies make for a popular reality T.V. show?
Detects radio waves in the sky and/or space.
What is a radio telescope?
The opposing theory about the beginnings of the universe.
What is the steady state model?
1027 degrees Kelvin.
How hot was the universe 10-12 seconds after the burst?
The $40 million observatory that will be used for studying CMB.
What is the Simon Observatory?
Nobel Prize in 1978.
What award did Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson receive from discovering CMB?
Energy that is emitted as waves.
What is radiation?