more on the first moments of creation

Research by:

RAdm. R. M and FCapt. D.L. Wey

Ongoing research into the origins of the universe, i.e., the ‘Big Bang’[etc.]has brought us continued updates. Here are some of the things the OSR has learned.

Although the definite age of the universe has yet to be decided, it is considered an axiom that at some point[estimated to be between ten and fifteen billion years ago], an explosion of unimaginable magnitude identified the birth of the universe.

At this point in the process, radiation filled the cosmos with energy, the forces that govern its existence were blurred, and the universe as a whole began to cool.

As the universe expanded, the energy and wavelength of every photon in this sea of radiation began to change. Energy levels dropped as wavelengths grew; Until, after some three hundred thousand years, the interaction of photons with other particles ceased.

This ‘parting of the ways’ between radiation and matter, began the process by which the modern universe was to evolve; And with it, the creation of all things in the universe.

The remnants of that radiation continued to grow weaker, becoming a relic of the birth of the universe. And yet, its presence continues to permeate all of space to this day.

Referred to as the CBR[or Cosmic Background Radiation], its detection back in the mid twentieth century gave confirmation to the ‘Big Bang’ as a scientifically accurate description of the birth of the universe.

As a result of this, scientists set out to obtain observations crucial to the basic understanding of how the birth of the universe occurred. The first of these: To measure the spectrum of the radiation itself, to determine if it would match the ‘ideal-radiator’ shape of current cosmological theories.

The second, involved attempting to find variations in the amounts of radiation coming to earth from various directions in space. It is these ‘variations’ that are believed responsible for the creation and evolution of the galaxies and galactic clusters of today.

Using a satellite designated the COBE[or Cosmic Background Explorer], measurements taken conformed to the standard "BlackBody" spectrum; And with new upgrades[which were placed in the Hubble during the last decade of the twentieth century]the Hubble had added volumes of new information in evidence of the ‘Big Bang.’

Research will continue as we search the cosmos for its most humblest of beginnings, and its ultimate destiny.