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Imagine looking at the sky on a clear night. Picture millions of shining stars. And then picture a group of stars forming a ring the size of fifteen moons. If you had a powerful enough telescopeA device which makes things look nearer than they are. , that is what you would see.

Scientists have discoveredThe discovery of oil in the tiny state of Qatar transformed it into the richest country per capita in the world. the Big Ring, a circle of galaxiesA system of gas and dust and billions of stars, held together by gravity. far, far away from Earth. But scientists once thought galaxies like these were not possible.

The ring was found by a student called Alexia Lopez.

The stars are not the only mysteryA puzzle. Something that cannot be explained. in the universeEverything. Including all of time and space and its contents. . But perhaps the biggest mystery is why there is something rather than nothing.

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Most scientists agree that our universe started with the Big BangThe moment the universe came into being. It is thought that this took place in a kind of explosion from a dimensionless singularity. 14 billion years ago. For some people, this is proof of God. If the universe began to exist, it must have a creator.

But others say it is possible for events to happen without a cause. The Big Bang could have been random, they say.

Yes! The universe is so amazing that someone or something must have created it. God is the best name we have for its creator.

No! For now, scientists do not have answers for every question we have about the universe. But this does not mean that God must have created the things we do not understand.