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The Root of Our Existence

A journey through 13.8 billion years of history, explained simply. Scroll to explore the cosmos.

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The Big Bang

Origin

The Big Bang

The Genesis of Spacetime

Imagine everything in the universe—every star, planet, and galaxy—squished into a point smaller than a grain of sand. Then, it suddenly exploded outward, creating space and time as it grew.

AGE13.8 Billion Years
EXPANSION73.3 km/s/Mpc
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Stellar Nebulas

Structure

Stellar Nebulas

The Cosmic Nurseries

Nebulas are like massive clouds in space. Some are graves where old stars blew up, and others are cribs where baby stars are slowly coming together.

COMPOSITION90% Hydrogen, 10% Helium
SIZEUp to Hundreds of Light-Years
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The Solar System

Structure

The Solar System

Our Cosmic Neighborhood

We live in a family of planets that all circle around a warm, glowing campfire called the Sun. The Sun's gravity holds us all together so we don't float away into the dark.

STARThe Sun
PLANETS8 Major Planets
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Humanity

Humanity

Humanity

The Conscious Observers

We are the universe's way of thinking about itself. We started out making stone tools, and now we are building rockets to travel to other planets.

POPULATION8+ Billion
TECH LEVELType 0 (Kardashev)
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Space Agencies

Humanity

Space Agencies

The Vanguard of Exploration

Think of these as the ultimate exploration clubs. Instead of building ships to sail the ocean, they build rockets to sail across the stars.

ORBITAL LAUNCHES200+ Annually
ACTIVE PROBES80+ Deep Space
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