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The Growing Universe

Long ago, the whole universe was very hot and tightly packed. It has been growing bigger ever since, so galaxies drift farther and farther apart.

Examples

  • Dots drawn on a balloon: blow it up, and the dots move away from each other.
  • Raisins in rising bread dough: as the dough grows, the raisins move apart.

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Astronomy, Age 7