All Episodes

July 28, 2025 6 mins

The macrocosm began with the Big Bang, an explosive event that set in stir the expansion of space and the conformation of everything we know moment — matter, energy, stars, worlds, and eventually life itself. But for the first many hundred million times, the macrocosm was a extensively different place dark, cold, and filled with a nearly invariant ocean of hydrogen and helium gas. This time is frequently called the Cosmic Dark periods, a time before the first stars and worlds had burned the macrocosm with light.

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience

The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.