Our universe is not static. It had a beginning (as far as we can tell) and will have a dynamic and fascinating future. It is filled with stars and black holes that consist of matter far more extreme than even the LHC can create. They make up galaxies of all shapes and sizes with fascinating dynamic evolution, powered by supermassive black hole engines at their center. The universe at large as a structure all its own, with great walls of galactic superclusters that were sourced by the quantum fluctuations at the beginning of time. In this semilab, we will explore the various types of objects that populate our universe, how we discovered the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, the history and future of the universe, and how by using powerful telescopes to peek toward the edges of our observable universe we can peer towards the beginning of time and probe the extreme state of matter that was present at the very beginning of our universe.
Subject: Physics