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Astronomy

Cosmic Inflation After the Big Bang

Quick fact

Cosmic inflation expanded the universe by a factor of at least 10^26 in less than 10^-32 seconds, faster than the blink of an eye.

Why this is interesting

You've heard the universe began with a bang—but what if the first moments were so incredibly fast that the entire observable universe came from a patch smaller than an atom?