Why “universe” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Holy hell, this is great. I once made a little tool for getting more intuitive spatial scales for things in the universe at https://observablehq.com/@ikesau/…
by ikesau · Sep 16, 2026
Why Does the Universe Expand?
by the__alchemist · Sep 16, 2026 · 1 points
I love Star Trek, I love Star Wars, and I love Doctor Who. I have very fond memories of watching Tom Baker's episodes on PBS back in the day. But once you have nothing to draw o…
by krapp · Sep 16, 2026
Funny thing about training data that some researchers are seeing, the more you push a model to not being conscious the more amoral and machine like its decision processes are. C…
by pixl97 · Sep 16, 2026
I think you have to be completely in another universe to think that's all anyone means by that. Are you really so delusional about your own superiority that you think "anti-woke…
by philipallstar · Sep 16, 2026
In one universe that is true, in another one not.
by stpedgwdgfhgdd · Sep 16, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "universe" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "universe" over time.
The universe comprises all of existence: all forms of matter and energy, and the structures they form, from subatomic particles to entire galactic filaments. Since the early 20th century, the field of cosmology has established that the universe has been expanding for 13.8 billion years, starting from a dense fireball in an event called the Big Bang. The observable portion of the universe is approximately 93 billion light-years in diameter at present. The total size of the universe is not known. Read more on Wikipedia