the universe

noun

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

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Dark matter is an enigmatic substance that shapes the cosmos, while dark energy is a force that accelerates the expansion rate of the universe, according to NASA. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 Therefore, the cosmological constant is proportional to the square of the angular velocity of the universe. Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2025 Ever since then, the universe has been expanding, meaning essentially, that all the galaxies are gradually moving away from each other — something that a telescope can observe. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025 As such, quasars are among the most powerful beacons astronomers can use to probe distant regions of the universe. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the universe

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