In the beginning was the Bang? Universe may not have an end, but it definitely had a beginning, claim physicists

• Three theories of 'eternal' universe all wrong claim mathematicians
• Universe definitely had a 'beginning' - whether or not it was the Big Bang

The Big Bang theory was coined in the 40s - but physicists still puzzle over whether it even happened.

Frederick Hoyle, the astronomer and physicist who coined the term, 'Big Bang,' much preferred the idea that the universe might have existed forever.

Now two mathematicians claim to have 'proved' that it didn't - it might not have an end, but the universe definitely had a beginning.

Big Bang? Two mathematicians argue that although the universe may NOT have an end, it definitely did have a beginning - and they have the maths to prove it

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