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Today, the consensus among scientists, astronomers and cosmologists is that the Universe as we know it was created in a massive explosion that not only created the majority of matter, but the physical laws that govern our ever-expanding cosmos. This is known as The Big Bang Theory.
SERVICES. Wednesday, 22 August, 2001, 07:43 GMT 08:43 UK. Sir Fred challenged the belief the cosmos was caused by an explosion The English astronomer who coined the term Big Bang to describe an academic theory on the creation of the cosmos, has died at the age of 86.Despite popularising the theory by giving it a name, Professor Sir Fred Hoyle challenged the belief that the cosmos was caused by a huge explosion 12,000 million years ago.Big bang' astronomer dies. The English astronomer who coined the term Big Bang to describe an academic theory on the creation of the cosmos, has died at the age of 86.