Which Single Observation Is Perhaps the Strongest Argument Against the Steady-State

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Multiple Choice

Which single observation is perhaps the strongest argument against the steady-state model of the universe and for the Big Bang model?

• A) The number of supporters of the steady-state model is less than the number of supporters of the Big Bang model.
• B) We have not observed matter being created from nothing in the space around us.
• C) The universe is expanding.
• D) The universe is bathed in a sea of microwaves coming from the edge of the visible universe.

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