The Explosive Cosmic Events That Occur in the Infinitesimal Amount of Time It Takes to Blink an Eye

Lori Dorn
February 11, 2021

Musician John D. Boswell of Melodysheep (previously) has created an explosive yet life-affirming video that shows what kind of cosmic events occur within the universe in the same infinitesimal amount of time it takes to just blink an eye.

In the fraction of a second it takes to blink your eyes, thousands of stars will be born, hundreds will explode and die, millions of planets will form, and our universe will expand by half a million kilometers in diameter.

Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.