In cosmology, the Steady State theory is a now-obsolete theory and model developed as an alternative to the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin (the standard cosmological model). In steady state views, new matter is continuously created as the universe expands, thus adhering to perfect cosmological principle.
While the steady state model enjoyed some popularity in the first half of the 20th Century, it is now rejected by the vast majority of professional cosmologists and other scientists, as the observational evidence points to a Big Bang-type cosmology and a finite age of the universe.
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