I recently watched a great program called, “How The Universe Works.” Little did I realize that these distant galaxies are a lot like my kids. For example, the Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way galaxy are on a collision course, oh yea, in about five to six billion years. Yikes, I won’t be around for that collision, but I will witness many collisions right here on earth, in the Midwest, in my house. In astronomy terms it’s called, sibling-collision.
The program moved on to explain what dark matter is. It is somewhat like anti-gravity. It pulls things apart, it increases the rate of expansion in the universe. We have our very own dark matter right here, no need to go to outer space. My kids have the ability to create plenty of dark matter. There’s enough of the stuff to expand our tiny family universe and blast us right out of our neighborhood!
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| Dark Energy |
The colorful photo above is from the web site, “The Daily Galaxy.”
My favorite scientists claim that dark matter is equal to about 3/4 of the mass and the energy of the universe, BUT, and I love this part, they are not sure it really exists! Oh yes, it does! I have the frazzled nerves, the empty vodka bottles, and a scattered brain to prove it. And twins are 2 times the mass, 4 times the destruction, and 10 times the energy for this over the hill Mommy.
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| This is the equation I came up with for twins. Please correct me if I’m wrong! |
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| Mommy is not happy! |
At bedtime, the aliens’ irrational behavior is very similar to what is happening in the universe. Only you won’t need a telescope. Clouds of gas and dust are thrown out in all directions! When two galaxies collide, it can last for millions of years! We have our own explosions here nightly when Mom says, “BEDTIME!” At least when my little galaxies go bump, it’s quicker, but much, much louder!
One scientist said, “Our destiny is linked to our galaxy.” That’s something to think about. I know my destiny is linked to my kids. I realize they will have to take care of me someday, as I have taken care of them. They are now just little stars being formed and shaped, and someday they will be a part of a huge galaxy.
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