the universe

noun

: all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.

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The big bang was, effectively, the beginning of the universe. Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026 At that time, the universe was hot enough for quarks and gluons to move freely rather than being confined inside atomic nuclei. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026 Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 Thanks in part to improvements in telescope design, astronomers began identifying thousands of nebulae and star clusters, in essence making the universe suddenly larger in the same way that advances in geology had made the earth suddenly older. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the universe

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“The universe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20universe. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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