the universe

noun

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

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This indicated to the two teams, who received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery, that the speed at which the universe expands is increasing. Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025 The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 Roman is designed to answer questions regarding the habitability of exoplanets and the nature of dark energy, which is thought to make up 68% of the universe. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 The design of the site was a representation of how the community conceived the universe, according to new research published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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