Collocations for universe - noun

entire, whole
vast
expanding
material, physical
moral (figurative)
observable, visible
known
the outer regions of the known universe

alternate (esp. AmE), alternative, parallel (all usually figurative)
The characters exist in a parallel universe.

fictional

create
Do you believe God created the universe?

expand
The universe is still expanding.

in the universe
Is there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?

the beginning of the universe, the origin of the universe, the origins of the universe
the expansion of the universe