The Mastering Astronomy with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Essential Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
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Chapter 17, Problem 36EAP
Unanswered Questions. Briefly describe one important but unanswered question about the events that happened shortly after the Big Bang. If you think it will be possible to answer that question in the future, describe how we might find an answer, being as specific as possible about the evidence necessary to answer the question. If you think the question will never be answered, explain why you think it is impossible to answer.
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