the universe 
the environment through which love/life enacts
the mathematical function of 1 x 1
it was thought until today
(18062014)
that the age of the
universe was settled
not so
see here
putting that aside for the
time being
the prevailng consensus in science is that the universe is...
27.4 000 000 000 light years across
13.7 000 000 000 years old
expanding at an accelerating rate
composed of atoms... 4%
exotic dark matter... 20%
dark energy... 76%