the universe

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Ahmed: There’s the idea that the universe is expanding in all directions at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The current standard model of cosmology, known as ΛCDM, successfully explains many large-scale features of the universe, including its expansion and the distribution of galaxies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Neither its inquiry into our place in the universe nor its many references, in the background, to a North Korean incident that has kicked off World War III generates much dramatic voltage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"I emailed them and said why don't we do it in the same place together. It felt like the universe was telling us we needed to do it."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Conversely, if there was not a first event, then the universe must have always existed—and will always exist in the future.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife