{"id":255,"date":"2026-01-27T02:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:38:13","slug":"astrophysics-cosmology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/es\/astrophysics-cosmology\/","title":{"rendered":"5.5 Astrophysics &amp; Cosmology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;50px&#8221; padding_bottom_1=&#8221;30px&#8221; padding_bottom_2=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_1_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; padding_1_phone=&#8221;&#8221; padding_1_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f8f9fa&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#f9ce6e&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;1px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;120px&#8221; height=&#8221;7px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#f9ce6e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;PT Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#ffc107&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;11px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-38px|||130px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Topic<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Astrophysics &amp; Cosmology<\/h1>\n<p>This unit investigates the life cycle of stars, the structure of galaxies, and the evolution of the universe. Learn how light reveals the secrets of distant objects, uncover the physics behind stellar processes, cosmic expansion, and the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/contact\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Start Learning&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#007aff&#8221; 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A split second later there was everything!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">With so much of physics being built on conservation laws, it seems crazy that all the matter in the known universe can be spontaneously created into existence. Yet our best models are able to explain events up until the first picosecond after the &#8220;Big Bang&#8221;. Before that it is fuzzy whether the laws of physics, as we now know them, even applied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">So what was there before the &#8220;Big Bang&#8221;? Well if the universe, and time itself, began with the &#8220;Big Bang&#8221;, then this is not a valid question, there was no &#8220;before&#8221;. A more pertinent question might be to consider the final fate of the universe, with my bet being on an eventual &#8220;heat death&#8221; playing out &#8211; but scientists are not all in agreement, yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">What we can say for certain is how we have developed our theories, and it essentially begins with Tycho Brache observing the appearance of a new star in 1572. Before then the &#8220;celestial orb&#8221; was thought to be fixed and have existed forever. 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