the universe is finite yet has no edge and no center. the universe is four- dimensional, but it may be something like the two-dimensional surface of a sphere. space-time itself originated in the big bang. the big bang was the entire universe, and everywhere in the universe was once the big bang. nothing, not even space-time exists "outside" the universe. to quote a dead writer "there's no there, there".
read this:
http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=0009F0CA-C523-1213-852383414B7F0147
http://universeadventure.org/
2006-08-11 12:28:50
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answered by warm soapy water 5
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Yeah, the widely accepted theory these days is that if you approach what you think is the "end" of the universe, you will end up at the diametrically opposing end of the universe. That is, as RdSoxFan said, the universe wraps around itself. There is no way (at least, not yet) to escape our universe. The only theoretical escape might be through some sort of wormhole that, if entered, would land you in a parallel universe.
2006-08-11 09:15:18
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answered by Anonymous
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Rather hard to define, or wrap one's head around. My understanding is the known or theoretical universe is about 16 billion years old. Since the majority of what we have figured out (mostly agreed upon) is that light is an observable constant to use as a standard of measure. So using the estimated age of 16 billion years divided by the speed of light 186,000 miles per second you can get a moderately accurate idea. Now accounting for more than 3 dimensions gets dodgy. Since it is agreed on that the universe is still expanding by the time you make that simple calculation it will have grown significantly. Good luck!
2006-08-11 09:25:27
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answered by JFC I No 3
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By definition, the "universe" is everything there ever was, is now, or ever will be. To observe and analyze some thing into which our universe is expanding would require us to somehow leave our universe, along with all of its physical laws that make our existence even possible. Wondering about what's beyond our universe is like standing precisely at the North Pole and asking what lies farther north.
2006-08-11 09:47:10
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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Current theory is that the universe is between about 160 & 180
Billion light years wide and the oldest visible stars at the edge
of our visible universe are around 14 billion years old..
( Meaning the universe is also about 14 billion years old..
Nothing is known about what lies beyond our universe...
2006-08-11 11:56:51
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answered by Anonymous
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There is none. Although the universe is of finite size, there is no boundary.
2006-08-11 09:47:03
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answered by Anonymous
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there is not end to you universe because it is round just as a soccer ball. and you don't know the end of a soccer ball. Do you think Christopher Columbus was able to find the end of the world when he took his journey 8 century ago. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2006-08-11 09:13:55
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answered by problemsolver86 3
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There's no end. It wraps around.
2006-08-11 09:09:35
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answered by Anonymous
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outside my back yard
2006-08-11 09:12:27
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answered by Tony T 1
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No, it's infinite.
2006-08-11 09:16:32
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answered by ? 2
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