2006-08-11 16:46:33 · 11 answers · asked by trainkid22 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That's a good one. The universe is not infinite but finite and unbounded. Outside the universe space and time do not exist. Space and time expand with the universe. It is expanding into nothing, absolutely nothing. Void, not space.
2006-08-11 16:54:03 · answer #1 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must remember that the universe is expanding relative to time. Time exists in every place regardless whether it is occupied or not. Outside the universe, there exists no time therefore it is unimaginable and non existant, As the universe expands, time increases so only inside that universe will time exist and not outside. For a more in depth discussion visit astrowhiz on Yahoo Groups
2006-08-12 00:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by Taker 07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the universe is theoretically everything, and it's expanding, all you can really say is that everything within it is getting stretched apart. If the universe is already infinitely big, it could still be expanding in that sense.
2006-08-11 23:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, the universe (stars, planets, moons, debris, etc.) isn't "everything." And from all indications, the known universe is expanding - into space. If space is defined as the entity between the masses, then it could be argued that it doesn't exist without the stars and planets - hence, the expansion is creating the space.......mind boggling, eh?
2006-08-11 23:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Excellent question, our best scientists can only speculate about the nature of whatever is 'outside' the known universe. We will need a better understanding of what we do have before we could really start to theorize about what might be outside our reality.
2006-08-11 23:57:40 · answer #5 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quantum Theory talks about a membrane around this universe, guess in that sense you could think of it as a balloon stretching.
2006-08-11 23:57:17 · answer #6 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the universe itself that expands. there is no space it can expand into.
2006-08-11 23:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
acc to the big bang theory there was a explosion millions of years ago this explosion was so strong tht evn at this time due to the energy of explosion, thngs in universe r moving away frm each other.thus its said tht universe is expanding
got it?
2006-08-12 02:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by B P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask what's farther north than the North Pole. Different question, same answer.
2006-08-12 00:47:19 · answer #9 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it as all the available space. The amount of available space is increasing.
2006-08-11 23:50:50 · answer #10 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋