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THE UNIVERSE ‘The Universe is the whole of existence - all of space, matter, energy, and time. The Universe is so vast as to be unimaginable, but we do know that it is steadily ‘expanding following its beginning 13.8 billion years ago in an explosive event called the Big Bang. UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE ‘The shape of space THE SCALE OF SPACE wrmout masing weags of sae toes serves of pactares. eXD stage represent Soe of tre image 10 Hs ehh igi as 8 yordsck Light 1 $0 fast n con travel around Ear 715 times to 2 second. One fg year i the Crstance Hah aanomeenns Sores win yor ceeriy 10 Sent ne tun eno me (eimmon km 16 wit mses or ceos Th nares 6 0 sony __ L BODIES CELESTIAL BOPrano0o039009 eres 15 of dust to planets, stars aaa star (the Sun) and a large family Looking back in time xtieare ealanies onotograpned DY hats tne mater? 1 um move up 30 percent of om Tg << Se ocean Steir neighbour pau : Treremreststar tore 52S a Contr mic 3 ve OO wy fraction of the Mii SIS THERE ANYBODY | Arecibomessage renee) OUT THERE? Pe cnet OO er oe Blant Arecibo raco telescope and Pioneer 11 In Puerta Ricoto broadcast 8 Supiter and saturn One of the biggest questions in science is whether life isunigue | radio messace towards the ihen flew of into deep space to€arthorhasarisen on other | Star clster ts Te message aliens ever discover either craft worlds. And if lifehas appeared |

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