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Astronomy Summarize the modern scientific model of cosmology and the age of the universe. Provide at...

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Summarize the modern scientific model of cosmology and the age of the universe. Provide at least three different pieces of observational evidence to support the details in your description.

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Big Bang theory is the best modern scientific model to describe how the universe expanded from a very high-density and high-temperature state. If the known laws of physics are extrapolated to the highest density regime, the result is a singularity which is typically associated with the Big Bang.

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Big Bang theory offers a nice explanation for a broad range of phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), large scale structure and Hubble's law of expanding univese.

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