What makes the Universe

World Facts and Information

Hydrogen and Helium are the elements that make up the universe. Though there are elements like carbon, silicon and others, they are only a small fraction as compared to Hydrogen and Helium.

Hydrogen and Helium are the two lightest elements .

There are four invisible forces that hold together the universe. Among the four, ELECTROMAGNETISM AND GRAVITY seems to be the popular ones while the other two are STRONG AND WEAK NUCLEAR FORCES.

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The Universe

It was once thought that there were no other planet in the universe until recently, it was discovered through satellite technology that there are many other planets close to our to several stars and that the universe is such of great expanse.

Our solar system plays a great role in our life. We can measure the time as well as feel the seasons changing. But as far as the Universe is concern, it is still great mystery and scientist continue to argue time and time again the many unexplained mysteries of the distant parts of the universe.

How was the universe created?

How the universe was created is a continues debate. Science and religion seems to have collided. However, from among the theories The Big Bang theory seems to be the most popular.
This states that the universe was created by a huge explosion that occurred in a split of a second. According to the theory, all matter was squeezed together into a tiny super hot dense ball that was smaller than an atom. This ball expanded as it cooled and eventually exploded which released energy and matter in all directions.

This explosion happened billions of years ago, as stated in the theory. Yet until now it is observed that the Universe is growing steadily bigger. Galaxies are speeding away from each other