UNIVERSE AND COSMOS

The universe began as a black hole.  Eventually, enough heat and pressure built up to produce an immense explosion.  With extreme rapidity, all the components of our universe were thrust outwards from the central starting point.  The matter that had been contained in the original core object coalesced into galaxies containing stars and solar systems. Earth is in the fringe area of one such galaxy.   

All the elements of the universe are continually in motion.  When galaxies intersect with each other, collisions occur.  The combined mass of the bodies that have collided generates a very powerful gravitational pull that attracts other galactic objects.  After a long while, a black hole comes into being with a gravitational force of such magnitude that even light is affected.

Even though we do not possess the means to measure the vastness of our universe, it is finite.  Its outer limits reach out many, many light years away from its imputed center.  With all that, it contains no more, and no less, matter and energy than before it blew up. 

By contrast, the cosmos is infinite.  The number of planets, stars, and even universes beyond our own is uncountable.  All of these entities are traveling at extremely high speeds.  One or more of the fringes of our universe is heading towards the fringes of other universes.  At some point, there will be encounters.

When universes meet, there are initially few physical encounters of elements of the two vast groups of galaxies.  As the more densely populated sections pass through each other, collisions are inevitable. Solar systems from both universes slam together, producing gigantic explosions.  The resulting energy and matter, in turn, produce black holes.  Each of these gravitational sinks has the potential for reaching critical mass and exploding into a new universe.

The cosmos is constantly in the process of remaking itself.  Universes form, disintegrate, and reform.  The huge collections of suns, planets, moons, asteroids, and physical debris of all sorts, we designate as galaxies.  These as well, over trillions of Earth-years, collide with each other and lose their cohesiveness. In the process, other universes come into being in an endless progression of destruction and regeneration.