Importance of the Cosmos

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The Cosmos dictate the life and death of every organism within its grasps. The universe gave birth to us and will eventually lead to the end of all human existence. What lies in the vast emptiness of space carries a great amount of crucial knowledge that all humans should be aware of. The cosmos should be an important subject in the life of any human who cherishes their life. Our universe should be of great importance to all people.

A single event created everything we see today; time, space, and all matter including humans. The Big Bang was a massive expansion which jumpstarted the universe we know today. This rapid expansion gives a time where life in the cosmos can thrive. The Big Bang is split into many epochs. These epochs are the origins of matter, and are important to how life was created. The Grand Unified Theory, or GUT epoch, was where gravity split from the other three forces. The GUT epoch lasted till around 10⁻38 seconds after the Big Bang or 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds (Cox, 106). This was where quarks and electrons become present. As the universe expanded and cooled, protons, and neutrons formed, which aided in creating of the atoms and elements we are made of.

The formation of elements is important to the life of humans.What creates the heavy elements that our Earth and selves are made up of is the most energetic event known to mankind, the supernovae. As a star lives its life it burns through its hydrogen and converts it to helium through fusion. Once the star has used up its hydrogen reserves, it expands rapidly to its super red giant stage. Gravity soon wins over and the rapid collapse of the star begins. The star becomes denser, forming Hydrogen first, then Helium and all ...

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...e very human existence relies on the universe and the way in which it works. We should invest more money, effort, and time into the study of the cosmos to preserve the human race and prosper for years to come. The time is now to start investing in the skies above. We need to preserve our intelligence, insight, and life. The cosmos need to be considered by all humans more than ever before.

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