With all this expanding, how wide is the universe today? About 100 billion light years – that’s the distance light can travel in a year times 100 BILLION.
Within three minutes, 98% of all matter in the universe we know today was created. Immediately after the blow, the universe doubled in size every 10 -34 seconds – that’s FAST. When it happened, the entire universe was created in the time it takes you to prepare a sandwich. It’s hard to imagine, but think of a little, compact point, that is infinitely dense – it contains everything that’s in the universe now, but is compressed into a tiny, tiny dot.Īll of a sudden, it explodes, splattering all of its contents into the void. When scientists talk about the “initial” singularity, they refer to the moment the universe was created. If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: All it took to create most of the universe as we know it was a single, 3-minute moment.Ī singularity is defined as a moment in which nothing is defined and everything is unpredictable. Ready for a very brief look at the miracle we’re living right now? Let’s look at the history of (nearly) everything.
What’s the most fascinating thing about our world to you? Is it space, other planets, galaxies far far away? The depth of the ocean and the mysterious, alien-like creatures that live down there? The genetic makeup of all of the species around us? Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading.fm account*:
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