Inside the Cosmic Time Machine: We Just Saw the Universe’s First Five Minutes!

Using a super-powerful telescope, space explorers have looked back nearly 13.8 billion years to see what happened right after the Big Bang (the explosive start of everything). By measuring a giant cloud of gas called helium, they are uncovering the secret recipe that built our very first stars. Imagine having a magic camera that takes photos of the past—what other cosmic secrets do you think we will snap next?