keywords: questions astronomy universe hominids space
text: Life, the Universe and Everything: How Astronomy Addresses the Big Questions (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - There are some questions \  that have curdled the brains of hominids ever since they developed the power \  to ponder. Questions like  quot;what is the nature of evil? quot; or  quot;what \  caused the Cambrian explosion? quot; not to mention Freud's famous stumper, \   quot;what does a woman want? quot;