What is the Expanding Unverse, expanding to or where?

Question

How can the universe expand in space if it is in space? Where it is going? Space is space.

Hard to comprehend

Answer 1

There is only one universe, and to say it is expanding actually refers to the fact that the solar systems, galaxies, etc are all spreading apart from one another. If you believe int he big bang theory, them think of yourself in one VERY slow explosion spreading out from that central core.

Answer 2

Here is the deal! Read carfully because it is hard for me to explain.

Space equals the absence of matter or nothing. This is what it should equal, it only makes since this way. Space needs to have no end nor does it need to have a beginning because it equals nothing.

A universe is a collection of protons, neutrons, electrons, neutrinos, photons and also the space contained within the outer most particles from its original big bang. (There is no membrane! There is no need. It makes no since to have one.)

So, within an undefined region of space, and over billions maybe even trillions of years these protons, neutrons, electrons, neutrinos, and photons collect into what has been referred to as the singularity (its really quarks and leptons that make up the protons, neutrons, electrons, neutrinos, and photons) of the particular universe that they happens to be creating at that time.

This process can happen anywhere in space with no limits as long as enough particles have collected to create the pressures for the big bang. Universes can collide just like solar systems and galaxies do. So, really what a universe is, its nothing more than the next step up after a galaxy just as there are black holes and super massive black holes.

Space is easy. The universe is easy. What is tuff, is figuring out where did all of the quarks and leptons come from (maybe they are Gods lego blocks).

Try to think this way. Spaces equals nothing and is everywhere. Universes are the collection of building blocks along with the area of space they displace. There could possibly be endless amounts of universes being created from these building blocks which continue to renew themselves forever.

So, as our current universe expands out and scatters its part out as far as they will reach these particle will come together one day and it does not need to be all of the same particles that make up the universe that they expanded from. Those parts are just scattered for rebuilding a new universe or a multitude of universes.

Answer 3

After reading the answers, "shhhhus" now I know why my wife is getting larger. But after a while the universe will begin to contract. It won't happen in our lifetimes so I'm not too worried about it. Yes, the hardest thing for me comprehend is infinite. What is outside this expanding universe? Beats me.

Thanks,
Buster

Answer 4

The universe IS space, all of it. By definition the universe is everything there ever was, is now, or ever will be. Asking what the universe is expanding into is like standing at the North Pole and asking what's farther north.

Answer 5

In saying that the universe is expanding, they mean that the matter, all the particles, the matter of the universe, galaxies,. solar systems, planet, moons, even dust clouds are moving away from each other. Space isn't limited anyway.

Answer 6

The size of the universe is increasing, but there is no space beyond it. Or maybe there is, depends on which model of the universe, or multiverse you look at.

Answer 7

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