Universe

Universe

The universe is commonly defined as the totality of existence, including planets, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space, and all matter and energy. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature.

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Famous quotes containing the word universe:

    “There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)

    “The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carried off a million years ago.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “All loss, all pain, is particular; the universe remains to the heart unhurt.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)