universe

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Noun

universe (plural universes)

  1. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.
  2. An entity similar to our Universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
  3. Everything under consideration.
    In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
  4. An imaginary collection of worlds.
    The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
  5. Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.
    That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.

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Fri Sep 3 00:30:34 2010

The universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all physical matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, although this usage may differ with the context (see definitions, below). The term universe may be used in slightly different contextual senses, denoting such concepts as the cosmos, the world, or nature.

Observations of earlier stages in the development of the universe, which can be seen at great distances, suggest that the universe has been governed by the same physical laws and constants throughout most of its extent and history.

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Fri Sep 3 00:46:49 2010

universe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!?
Q. If you had a spaceship which could lets say, go at infinity speed, it blasted off into space in a straight line, would it come back to where it started, or would it hit an edge. im asking this because isn't the universe like sphere or a balloon or the 4th desmension im confused I mean where would you end up if u went at infinity speed, if it was possible?, would u keep going back in circles
Asked by Bob Bob - Fri May 29 14:05:53 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. That is a very good question! You have a very inquisitive scientific mind. The fact is that no one knows the answer to that question, though we can make educated guesses. If the universe is like a sphere, also referred to as "closed", you would come back to the same place. If it is more like a hyperbola or plane, also referred to as "open", you would not. Right now, evidence indicates that the universe is continuing to expand at an accelerating rate. This evidence points towards the universe being open, though it is certainly not proven to be open. If this conjecture is correct, then you would never come back to the same place in your hypothetical spaceship. You wouldn't really hit an edge either, just as all the other matter… [cont.]
Answered by stilldebugging - Fri May 29 16:12:06 2009

How much larger is the universe compared to the observable universe?
Q. How much larger is the universe compared to the observable universe? I've also heard it could be smaller, but I don't believe that at all. What do you think?
Asked by ic_434 - Thu Mar 11 12:48:32 2010 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The answer about me is so ridiculous... the question has nothing to do with how much is in the universe. From what I know there is quite a bit of universe that is not observable, since the universe is expanding there are galexies moving away from us faster than the speed of light (not moving that fast in the universe just moving away because of the expansion) so light can never catch up with and bounce back to show us what is there. If I were to guess I would say only 5% or so is actually observable... And think about it how the hell could what is the total universe be smaller then what we can observe?
Answered by mdk72003 - Thu Mar 11 12:57:08 2010

What, exactly, is the universe composed of?
Q. Hi, I want to know exactly what the universe is made up of. I know that the universe is made up of: 1. Matter and Anti-Matter (Quarks and Anti-Quarks) 2. Energy 3. Radiation (Electromagnetic Spectrum and other spectra) Is there anything else to add to this list, that is what the universe contains within it, as well? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Asked by Dan Farley - Mon Jul 27 08:54:28 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is no antimatter. A soon as any anti-matter is made, it collides with a piece of matter and BOTH are annihilated Electromagnetic Radiation IS energy -- they are not two different things. ATOMIC atomic radiation, like Alpha rays and Beta rays, are forms of MATTER -- electrons and protons. The universe consists of ONLY two things: MATTER and ENERGY. if you want to get really technical, Einstein tells us that MATTER is just a different form of energy, according to E=mc2. So in reality there is only ENERGY. No one has yet proven that Dark Matter exists, so I don't include it in the list.
Answered by Gary B - Mon Jul 27 09:22:58 2009

From Yahoo Answer Search: "universe"
Sun Sep 5 20:31:37 2010

The universe is often used as a blanket term for quite literally everything that exists. In strictly physical terms, the total universe is the sum of all matter that exists and the space in which all events occur or could occur.

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  • What blessedness it is to dwell amidst this transparent air, which the eye can pierce without limit, amidst these floods of pure, soft, cheering light, under this immeasurable arch of heaven, and in sight of these countless stars! An infinite universe is each moment opened to our view. And this universe is the sign and symbol of Infinite Power, Intelligence, Purity, Bliss, and Love.
    • William Ellery Channing, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 610.
  • All things are connected with all things throughout the universe, from the insect to the archangel; from the sand-grain to the mountain and the globe; from the dew-drop to the ocean; from the rain-drop to the rainbow; from the pebble on the shore to 'the sun that blazes in the firmament; from the zephyr that sings among the flowers of the field to the ocean that pours its wild bass in the great anthem of nature. Not only are all things connected with all things, but there is a concatenation of events, so that the character and effects of no one event can terminate in itself. As each event owes some portion of its nature to that which preceded it, so it imparts some of its nature to that which succeeds it, and thus perpetuates the blended good or evil of itself and its predecessors. The single event may thus live on in its influence along the line of all the ages, assuming new shapes, or if clothing itself in the drapery of new events, ever marching onward and upward in the continually growing affairs of time.
    • John Lanahan, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 611.

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Tue Aug 24 13:23:34 2010

Next decade of astronomy research to focus on exoplanets, early Universe - Ars Technica
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Ars Technica The report places priorities on three main objectives exoplanets, the formation of the first structures in the Universe , and the physics that have governed ... What's Ahead for Astronomy in the Next Decade? Discovery News
Living in Your Head - New York Times
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Prepared Remarks at AIAA Space 2010 By NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver - Space Ref (press release)
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Space Ref (press release) Third, blaze our trail to the Universe --we will extend the limits of humanity's knowledge and abilities as far as they can go--for example, ...

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DC Universe Online Reveals Wonder Woman | Games Info
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