The Big Bang is often described as the moment everything began — a point of infinite density where the laws of physics broke down. But what if that picture is incomplete?
A new study proposes a different account of the universe's birth: Instead of an abrupt beginning from a singularity, as predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity, the early cosmos may have passed through a more controlled high-energy phase governed by a modified theory of gravity known as QQG.
