Marcus Chown

in the fewest words

in the universe on Day One by a Creator.

never get hot enough or dense enough

being in a searing hot fireball called the Big Bang

the galaxies recede from each other

to transmit and receive microwave signals

the general theory of relativity

You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.

banks of the River

stars having winked out