Scientists Simulate Big Bang Aftermath, Universe Emerges As Primordial Soup

In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists simulated the aftermath of the Big Bang and discovered that the infant universe was not chaotic gas but a dense, soupy plasma. Known as quark-gluon plasma (QGP), this exotic state of matter existed for only millionths of a second, blazing hotter than the Sun’s surface by billions of times.  

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and MIT observed how quarks moving through QGP created wakes, confirming that the plasma behaved like a liquid. This finding strengthens theories that the universe’s earliest state was fluid-like, eventually cooling and coalescing into protons, neutrons, and atoms.  

The study provides crucial insights into how matter formed and how fundamental forces shaped the cosmos. By understanding QGP, scientists hope to unravel mysteries about the universe’s birth and its transition from primordial soup to structured galaxies.  

Key Highlights  

• Universe began as quark-gluon plasma after Big Bang  
• QGP was trillions of degrees hot, denser than any known matter  
• Behaved like a liquid, sloshing and swirling like soup  
• Existed for millionths of a second before cooling into atoms  
• Simulations conducted at LHC and MIT confirmed liquid-like properties  

Sources: ScienceAlert, MIT News, The Daily Galaxy