Physicists recreated the first millisecond after the Big Bang — and found it was surprisingly soupy

Illustration of a quark zooming through a quark-gluon plasma, which filled the universe in the first milliseconds after the Big Bang. Physicsists have proven that such interactions left a clear “wake” behind, proving this primordial plasma was a soupy substance.

Scientists saw a quark plowing through primordial plasma for the first time, offering a rare look at the first moments after the Big Bang Scientists saw a quark plowing through primordial plasma for the first time, offering a rare look at the first moments after the Big Bang