What is the universe?

What is the universe?

The Universe is everything we can touch, feel, sense, measure or detect. It includes living things, planets, stars, galaxies, dust clouds, light, and even time. ... The Universe contains billions of galaxies, each containing millions or billions of stars. The space between the stars and galaxies is largely empty.

How did the universe began?

The Big Bang was the moment 13.8 billion years ago when the universe began as a tiny, dense, fireball that exploded. Most astronomers use the Big Bang theory to explain how the universe began. ... The matter that spread out from the Big Bang developed into everything in the universe, including you.

What are the 3 types of universe?

We will first consider the three most basic types. There are basically three possible shapes to the Universe; a flat Universe (Euclidean or zero curvature), a spherical or closed Universe (positive curvature) or a hyperbolic or open Universe (negative curvature).

How many planets are in the universe?

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets For those of you who like to see gigantic numbers written out in full, around 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in our observable Universe, and that's only counting planets that are orbiting stars.

What are the constituents of universe?

The Universe is thought to consist of three types of substance: normal matter, 'dark matter' and 'dark energy'. Normal matter consists of the atoms that make up stars, planets, human beings and every other visible object in the Universe.

How old is the earth?

4.543 billion yearsEarth / Age Earth is estimated to be 4.54 billion years old, plus or minus about 50 million years. Scientists have scoured the Earth searching for the oldest rocks to radiometrically date. In northwestern Canada, they discovered rocks about 4.03 billion years old.

Who is the creator of this universe?

We respond with awe. We call the creator of the universe “God.” There are two stories in the book of Genesis (first book of the Bible) which tell of creation and the One who did the creating. The theological meaning of these stories tells us that creation emerged from God's energy, breath, love.

How old the universe is?

about 13.8 billion years old Scientists' best estimate is that the universe is about 13.8 billion years old.

How many universe are there?

one universe The only meaningful answer to the question of how many universes there are is one, only one universe. And a few philosophers and mystics might argue that even our own universe is an illusion.

How will the universe end?

If the Universe holds enough matter, including dark matter, the combined gravitational attraction of everything will gradually halt this expansion and precipitate the ultimate collapse. Over time, galaxies, then individual stars, will smash into each other more frequently, killing off any life on nearby planets.