In the late 19th century, British scientist Lord Kelvin made a prediction about the ultimate fate of the universe. He stated that the universe was slowly running out of energy, and that it would eventually reach a state of “heat death,” in which all matter would be evenly distributed and all energy would be used […]
We are currently in the Stelliferous Era…
We are currently in the Stelliferous Era, which in the grand scale of the universe is the age where stars are created throughout the universe. Eventually all stars will burn out, & we will enter the Black Hole Era followed by the Dark Era, where there is no longer any light in the universe.
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According to a Hawaiian creation myth…
According to a Hawaiian creation myth, our universe was created from the wreckage of a previous universe, with the only survivors being octopuses.
At the subatomic level…
At the subatomic level, space is never truly empty. It is filled with a writhing, active population of “Virtual Particles” that pop in and out of existence. Physicists call this “quantum foam”. Physicists theorize fluctuations from this field of energy may have given rise to the Universe.
The Fermi Paradox states that…
The Fermi Paradox states that given how large our universe is, evidence of alien life should have been found by now, leading some scientists to believe that alien civilizations have purposely been keeping us in the dark. 00
10 Fascinating Facts About Life in Our Universe
Our universe is FASCINATING! Fascinating, I said!
And these 10 facts prove it.
1. Lots of stuff in there
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2. Interactive
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3. The hexagon
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4. Poor Pluto
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5. Retro
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6. It’s a long way to the moon
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7. Mars
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8. HUGE
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9. Large quasar group
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10. Cool…
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There is a theory that predicts that the universe is…
There is a theory that predicts that the universe is a projected 3D illusion created by a 2D surface on the outermost edges of space. Not too different from a hologram.
In 2008 there was a gamma ray burst, a violent cosmic explosion…
In 2008 there was a gamma ray burst, a violent cosmic explosion, 7.5 billion light years away, which is halfway across the visible universe, which could have been seen with a naked eye from the surface of the Earth. Anyone who saw it was looking billions of years into the past with their eyes.
After Betelgeuse goes supernova, it will be brighter than a full moon…
After Betelgeuse goes supernova, it will be brighter than a full moon and visible during the day. It will shine for weeks/months before fading away. It will likely explode within a million years.
In googol (10^100) years, the universe will be…
In googol (10^100) years, the universe will be virtually empty.