What Were the Universe’s Dark Ages?

After the Big Bang, the cosmos plunged into darkness, but as atoms merged into stars and galaxies, the universe ignited once more, ending the darkness with a burst of cosmic light. Unravel the mystery of this cosmic dawn! Credits Narration: Alia Shawkat Writing: Joel Green and Vanessa Thomas Design: Marc Lussier; Music: Associated Production Music Sound effects: CSS Music, FreeSound, and SoundBible (users Sonidor, espectral, Mark DiAngelo, and Mike Koenig)

Topics

  • universe age
  • universe size
  • cosmology
  • reionization
  • astrophysics
  • astronomy
  • history of the universe
  • atoms
  • galaxies
  • electrons