Before Time and Space | National Geographic

there are powerful forces at work in the

there are powerful forces at work in the universe

to mother nature’s devastating

to mother nature’s devastating destruction – epic blasts of

destruction – epic blasts of

destruction – epic blasts of unbelievable cosmic power

unbelievable cosmic power

unbelievable cosmic power all of them reveal a universe of lurking

all of them reveal a universe of lurking

all of them reveal a universe of lurking pounds like exploding stars apocalyptic

pounds like exploding stars apocalyptic

pounds like exploding stars apocalyptic asteroid impacts and invisible Jets of

asteroid impacts and invisible Jets of

asteroid impacts and invisible Jets of radiation streaming across the universe

the cosmos is a place of ever-present

the cosmos is a place of ever-present danger

but what’s amazing is that in the entire

but what’s amazing is that in the entire universe nothing is more powerful than

universe nothing is more powerful than

universe nothing is more powerful than the colossal explosion that created it

the colossal explosion that created it

the colossal explosion that created it all the Big Bang

the Big Bang is an amazingly difficult

the Big Bang is an amazingly difficult thing to wrap your brain around which

thing to wrap your brain around which

thing to wrap your brain around which isn’t surprising when you’re trying to

isn’t surprising when you’re trying to

isn’t surprising when you’re trying to think about the universe being smaller

think about the universe being smaller

think about the universe being smaller than the head of a pin

actually smaller than an atom about as

actually smaller than an atom about as small as the proton at the center of an

small as the proton at the center of an

small as the proton at the center of an atom whatever the universe was at the

atom whatever the universe was at the

atom whatever the universe was at the very beginning some 13.7 billion years

very beginning some 13.7 billion years

very beginning some 13.7 billion years ago we think it was tiny an

ago we think it was tiny an

ago we think it was tiny an infinitesimal nugget of space and then

infinitesimal nugget of space and then

infinitesimal nugget of space and then something happened

something happened

something happened triggering the most colossal explosion

triggering the most colossal explosion

triggering the most colossal explosion in history

in a billionth of a billionth of a

in a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a second the universe grew

billionth of a second the universe grew

billionth of a second the universe grew from the size of that tiny point to

from the size of that tiny point to

from the size of that tiny point to something billions of miles across this

something billions of miles across this

something billions of miles across this colossal blast created everything all

colossal blast created everything all

colossal blast created everything all the matter we see in the universe today

the matter we see in the universe today

the matter we see in the universe today and it did all this without even making

and it did all this without even making

and it did all this without even making a sound when one sees the Big Bang

a sound when one sees the Big Bang

a sound when one sees the Big Bang portrayed in the film there’s always a

portrayed in the film there’s always a

portrayed in the film there’s always a big bang a noise of course that’s silly

big bang a noise of course that’s silly

big bang a noise of course that’s silly because sound doesn’t propagate in space

because sound doesn’t propagate in space

because sound doesn’t propagate in space but what’s often overlooked is that the

but what’s often overlooked is that the

but what’s often overlooked is that the Big Bang is not just an explosion that

Big Bang is not just an explosion that

Big Bang is not just an explosion that happened at some moment in time at some

happened at some moment in time at some

happened at some moment in time at some point in space

it was not just an explosion of material

it was not just an explosion of material into an empty universe that was sitting

into an empty universe that was sitting

into an empty universe that was sitting there waiting to be filled it was the

there waiting to be filled it was the

there waiting to be filled it was the explosion of space and time into

explosion of space and time into

explosion of space and time into existence to begin with and that’s what

existence to begin with and that’s what

existence to begin with and that’s what trips most of us up before the Big Bang

trips most of us up before the Big Bang

trips most of us up before the Big Bang there was nothing literally nothing and

there was nothing literally nothing and

there was nothing literally nothing and the black void of space is something so

the black void of space is something so

the black void of space is something so is time they ask what’s before the Big

is time they ask what’s before the Big

is time they ask what’s before the Big Bang what’s before there is time is

Bang what’s before there is time is

Bang what’s before there is time is really a meaningless question and

really a meaningless question and

really a meaningless question and likewise to ask where the Big Bang

likewise to ask where the Big Bang

likewise to ask where the Big Bang occurred is meaningless because there

occurred is meaningless because there

occurred is meaningless because there was no space