If the universe is expanding, wont the galaxies that have been around since creation or the big bang just stay where they were as the universe expands into nothingness?
Quote from 'Dead Famous - Albert Einstein and his inflatable universe' -
"2. Although spacewent on for ever in all directions, the stars petered out after a few zillion miles. As Albert put it: 'The stellar Universe ought to be a finite island in the infinite ocean of space.' But Albert didn't like 2 either. He decided that over very long periods of time, the stars would drift away from one another. Because the Universe was supposed to have been knocking about for ever, there shouldn't be any stars left to see - they should all have drifted out of sight by now."
The Dead Famous, Horrible Science, Horrible Histories and Horrible Geography series are excellent and I encourage everyone around my age (12) to read them :)
2007-02-20
23:07:45
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