Answer to Question #131982 in Physics for Vidurjah Perananthan

Question

According to today's scientists, the universe originated through the Big Bang. To observe distant objects in space is to look back in time. Would you be able to see the Big Bang then?
Explain your answer using what you learned about cosmology in the course.

Answer 1

No, we can't do it. The phrase "To observe distant objects in space is to look back in time" does not speak about events, it speaks about objects. Although we can think of the background radiation as of the sign of the Big Bang.