What is the Universe?
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What is the Universe?
The Universe is anything and everything around us.
Deep space image by Hubble Space Telescope. www.fanpop.com
Including what’s inside us.
Tapeworm head. curezone.com
What is the Universe made of?
• Subatomic particles• Atoms• Planets and planetoids• Planetary systems• Stars and star systems• Nebulas• Galaxies• Cluster• Supercluster
The Universe may be divided into 3 regions:
• Terran (Earth)• Interplanetary space (Solar System)• Extrasolar Space (Outer space)
How did the Universe begin?
Two schools of thought:• Theism – God made the Universe• Atheism – The Universe just came to be out of natural causes
Baskuba Creation Myth from Africa. www.read-legends-and-myths.com
Creationism – may be found in the Bible (God made the Universe in 7 days)
Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. www.loyaltybindsme.org
What is the most accepted scientific theory on the Origin of the Universe?
commonsenseconspiracy.com
The Big Bang Theory
scienceblogs.com
7 Stages of the Big Bang Theory
scienceblogs.com
5 Stages of the Big Bang TheoryEvent Size Time
1 Inflation Smaller than an atom
Zero
2 Subatomic particles appeared
Galaxy Less than 1 second
3 H,He; Light shone Still expanding
300,000 yrs
4 Stars and galaxies Still expanding
1 b yrs
5 Death of first stars; heavy elements made
Still expanding
15 b yrs