How is it possible that space can go on for EVER or all of a sudden jsut STOP?

Answer 1

The human mind has trouble thinking in terms of infinity but it's possible.

Answer 2

In your question, you're assuming that space does go on forever... and/or that it stops (?) It was poorly asked, so I'm not sure what you mean exactly. Here's what I've got for you though:

Noting the pattern of redshift amongst the most distant stars in the universe, scientists conclude that we are in a state of expansion--that everything in the universe is continuously increasing its distance from every other thing--one trend which proves evidential to the existence of the Big Bang.

There is no absolute way of concluding, however, that we will continue to expand infinitely, for there could be either 1 of 3 possible scenarios as to the fate of our known universe:

1.) We could continue to expand forever, perpetually inflating as we have assumed to be since the time of the Big Bang.

2.) We could expand and then suddenly retract do to an inward force produced from all the mass within the universe acting against the expansion which dates back to the time of the Big Bang.

3.) Or we could simply stop expanding all together, refuse to retract, and remain in a state of perfect equalibrium. The force produced from all mass within the universe opposing the outward force from the aftershock of the Big Bang would cancel another out, leaving zero acceleration to be observed.

Hopefully, after reading, you feel a little less in the dark now.

Answer 3

This is one of the mind-bending questions, is it not?

Basically, no one truly knows whether or not it "stops." There is the theory that space can expand and contract, which implies that it has a beginning and an end, in a way--but what is probably the case is that when it expands, it is all there is, and when it contracts, it is all there is. Meaning that when it contracts, it doesn't leave "nothing" in its place but just reabsorbs itself.

This is hard stuff to talk about, as I'm sure you figured, since you asked the question.

Think of it like a puddle of water. When more water is added, the boundaries of the puddle increase; when water evaporates, the boundaries decrease. Imagine that this puddle of water is all there is...so when its boundaries decrease, it doesn't leave "nothing" in the space it formerly inhabited, it just becomes a smaller puddle.

Or think of it like an amoeba that morphs around and grows and changes shape. It is still one amoeba, although it may grow (due to engulfing its food) or shrink (due to "losing weight"). It stays the same amoeba even though its borders are not fixed but are fluid.

There is no end to space, no beginning to space. It is what there is, and there is nothing before or after it.

One could argue that space is one clue that God gave as to His own nature. Unfathomable and hard to comprehend because it doesn't conform to what we know about other things in the world. Things can inhabit space but space inhabits nothing but itself.

Et cetera.

Answer 4

well it is complicated. for the infinite space and multi dimension theory to work we are part of a giant black hole without a core. this would allow for infinite three dimensional objects to fit in it but still have a sudden stop at the edge where another universe starts. (universes actually overlap each other to form parallel universes.) it is a very complicated subject but that is the best answer i can give you with so little time to give it too you. try reading a book called flat world.

Answer 5

actually, space does neither one. space is finite yet has no edge and no center. space is three dimensional, but if you can imagine a two dimensional version, it seems to be something like the surface of a sphere. nothing, not even space-time exists "outside" the universe. to quote a dead writer, "there's no there, there". the big bang was the entire universe, and everywhere in the universe was once the big bang.

read this:
http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=0009F0CA-C523-1213-852383414B7F0147

http://universeadventure.org/

Answer 6

just imagine space is curved in someway, like the surface of the earth where you can travel any distance and not reach an edge. Perhaps, if travel were possible in an additional spatial dimension beyond the three we are trapped in, we could find an edge or end.

Answer 7

It does go on forever because if you were to all of a sudden hit a wall of some sort. Then what would be on the other side. And if its not hollow then it would still be solid for ever and ever and ever.

Answer 8

U asking the big bang theroy....
well to put it this way.... Think of urself in a bus at 70 miles per hour on high way. All the car outside also at 70 miles.. U wont see anything different.
But wat happen if the driver press the brake suddenly.haha
car behind u hit u hard and probarly everyone die. and cause a mass traffic accident.
same as if big bang theory is real and if the world stop suddenly.
stars behind us will just fly at us and hit us real hard and everything blow up like in star wars :D

Answer 9

because time is infinite...and space=time..like as yourself..when does time end? after 60 minutes? after 24 hours..










NO i didnt think so either

Answer 10

Where did it stop????????????????

Space/time is infinite, the Big Bang was just another bump in the road.