Multiverse art

The Multiverse is the overall massive collection of universes and timelines. The Multiverse consists of a very large number of universes, millions of which have been cataloged as universal streams. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. Between these streams, outside of time and space, exists the inter-dimensional void of transwarp. On a cosmic scale, travel between…

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The inflationary theory of cosmology, an enduring theory about our universe and how it was formed, explains that just after the Big Bang, the universe went through a period of rapid expansion. This theory has been critical to understanding what’s going on in the cosmos today.

Ernst Mach, the Austrian physicist-philosopher of the late 19th century, famously denied the reality of atoms. “Have you ever seen one?” he mockingly asked of atom advocates. Today many scientists speak with similar derision about the idea that the visible universe is not alone, but rather is only one of many universes—a single bubble in a froth of cosmic carbonation known as the multiverse. You can’t see these other universes, so the idea is not testable, multiverse opponents allege…