CygnusX1

I think thats a good thought..., about observing further with neutrino's. They would pass right through the fog because of their ability to pass right through matter with a very small chance of interacting with it. But therein is the problem..., they are very difficult to detect. Another issue might be distinguishing which neurino's were actually created as a biproduct of the big bang. I like the thought though. It might end up being a possibility after all..., when we refine our techniques enough to study them. For now..., we are left studying the ripples (sound waves) of the surface of last scattering and extracting theories from them on the development of our early universe. To me..., thats enough in itself..., because it actually gives us a deep insight into the stucture and properties of the universe at that time. When I think about how pockets of dark matter were causing an ebb and flow of baryonic matter, pulling it in and out from the pull of gravity, which then caused these great ripples of sound waves traveling 2/3 the speed of light across an atmosphere of primordial soup.., it truly blows my mind. Sometimes it seems that however we think the universe should reveal itself to us..., its always in the subtleties of creation that we are able push the envelope of knowledge further along. Thats my humble opinion though...

To answer your question Jamie..., the answer is no..., we will never be able to observe the Big Bang directly. The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)..., also known as the Surface of Last Scattering, is the farthest we will ever be able to penetrate into the history of our universe because of the inpenetrable dense fog of super heated, ionized gas that existed up until that point. After the cloud of gas cooled enough..., light became liberated and we observe this as a microwave raditation due to the stretching of that light from the expansion of the universe over the past 13 billion years. That is a good question though.