The Age of the universe is argueably mankind's greatest discovery of the 20th century. Astronomers say the age of the universe is between 12-20 billion years old, and scientists at NASA say the age of the universe is 13.7 billion years old .As if that's not already hard...

There are many theories on how the universe came to be. After reading several articles I have found 4 theories in three articles that I find to be the most intriguing. Three of the four articles deal with new theories, and one of the four articles give evidence to support the Big Bang Theory. I ...

What defines "Miss Universe"? What do you think entitles someone the right to be called "Miss Universe"? Is it their appearance, their academic achievements, sporting achievements, job or charitable work? Well I know the kind of person that I'd like to be crowned "Mi...

Compare and Contrast the formation of the Universe and Solar SystemThe two most common beliefs of the formation of the Universe and Solar System are The Expanding Universe Theory and The Big Bang. There are some comparisons between the two and some contrasts. Almost all astronomers believe that th...

The Origin of the Universe:Creation vs. CoincidenceThroughout the years, mankind has examined the universe for signs of its origin. For centuries, two possibilities have been the subject of much debate. Either the beginning of the universe just happened by coincidence, or an intelligent being is r...

Not only is the argument over a deterministic universe widely debated but it is also one of the most challenging topics to completely prove one way or the other. To follow the pattern of the last few classes, I have slowly become fully chaos literate and I now believe that there is a completely reas...

Cosmology has always been an interesting area of study for me. For as long as I can remember, every time I look up at the night sky, a million questions pop into my head. Questions such as \"Is there intelligent life out there?\" \"How large is space, does it expand infinitely, if it does, what does...

Pascal builds his argument in "Man and the Universe" out of a series of paradoxes, seemingly contradictory truths. In writing, "Man and the Universe," Pascal reflected his views on what is our place in the world as human beings. Pascal's writing shows a harmony be...

The universe is an amazing thing. There is so much we have learned about it, but there is even more that we have yet to understand. One of the great mysteries of the universe is the black hole. While most people are not really sure of what they are, some think they are a magical gateway into another...

"Before the world was made, he chose us, chose us in Christ, to be holy and spotless, and to live through love in his presence, determining that we should become his adopted sons, through Jesus Christ." (Eph. I, 4-5). These powerful words of St. Paul in his first letter to the Ephesians, I think...

In London researchers have found that the universe is growing faster than what they thought. At first, they thought that it was growing too slow, then it was speeding up, and now they are saying that it is speeding up way too fast for us. The reason they have found this out is because researcher Ste...

Robert Frost wrote many poems that gathered interest in readers' eyes and minds. Many of the poems made his universe seem almost terrifying. Robert Frost's universe is a show of how terrifying real life is. Death is one part of the terrifying universe that Frost shows everyone. The d...

There is more to the world than just what can be seen. This statement may seem contradictory, but it is accurately portrayed in the writings of Carl Sagan in his novel based on the television series, Cosmos. "Cosmos" is a Greek root meaning "order in the universe." Apart from the...

Introduction Talking about our universe as a whole brings up a great question that theologians and scientist have been debating for years. So much so that it has involved boards of education and trials in court. Was God the creator of the universe as many of us are taught in Sunday school? After al...

A Brief History of Time The main topic that this book made me think of was the creation of the universe and, more specifically, the precise definition of forever. How can forever be forever? If forever was created at a specific moment, then there had to be something before forever, therefo...

Stephen Crane\'s \"The Open Boat,\" is thought to be one of the finest stories ever written by an American. Crane uses a theme of cosmic irony. Cosmic irony is the belief that the universe is so large and man is so small that the universe is indifferent to the plight of man. In \"The Open Boat,\" Cr...

Patrick Sullivan 2nd hour Astronomy Mr. Wessling Magazine Report Sky & Telescope The Future of the Universe The magazine Sky & Telescope is a very helpful magazine for beginning and amateur astronomers. The magazine contains information on new star clusters, constellations, galaxies, a...

In David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Cleanthes' argument from design is successful in supporting the idea that the universe has an ordered arrangement and pattern. This argument is not sound in its ability to prove the existence of the Christian God. However, Cleanthes...

Science has hypothesized that the universe was created by a big bang. By researching stars and fossil records scientists have claimed that the earth is much older than it is said to be in the creation theory. The creation theory says that the universe is only several thousand years old, but carbo...

The knowledge itself that the universe exists has not satisfied mankind's curiosity for further understanding. One of the most common asked questions is how the universe was created. Most people believed that the universe had no beginning or end. The Big Bang theory is the dominant scientifi...

The Second Law of Thermodynamics The Second Law of Thermodynamics has several variations. One version says that some heat is always wasted when converting heat into mechanical energy. In other words all heat can not be completely converted into mechanical energy. Another states that heat n...

Teleological Argument for the Existence of God The teleological argument for the existence of God is based on the premise that the world has within it intelligent purpose and order and this leads to the conclusion that there must be a supreme designer. One form of the argument is based on the m...

Before The Big BangEvery since scientists came up with an idea of how the universe started and was created, through the Big Bang, there has always been discussion and questioning on what the universe was, before it was created. Was there 'nothing' because there was no time and no God, or was there s...

Song of the Sky Loom" tells the reader about the Tewa universe. The Tewa's use forms of tone, diction, imagery, detail, language and universal application to create an image of their universe. The Tewa's tone in this poem has a positive and passionate tone. "Song of the Sky L...

Throughout history there have been many attempts to explain the origin and workings of our universe. Most every culture has their own cosmogony. Nearly every individual has his or her own idea of what our universe is. During our modern era of advanced scientific knowledge, we feel that we have a goo...