The End...
To be continued
2006-08-16 19:16:13
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answer #1
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answered by MO 2
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I've heard that Einstein once said to the effect that "the only thing more difficult to understand than an infinite universe is a finite one." In a nut shell, our universe comes in two parts: observable and unobservable. We are knowing al lot more each day about the observable universe, but we know nothing about the unobservable one,,,if indeed there is one.
The age of our observable universe is between 12 and 14 billion years, depending on if its shape is flat or global. We have no clue about the age of the unobservable universe, into which the observable universe poured with the big bang.
Maybe the unobservable universe was created, like some sort of shock wave, when the BB occurred. Perhaps it preexisted the BB like some empty bottle into which the BB flowed, in which case how long was it in existence before the BB went off? Or, maybe there is no such thing as an unobservable universe; maybe what we see is what we get.
Current thinking tends to lean toward the flat universe model. That stems from the idea that the universe is mostly matter; so there are strong gravitational forces at work to flatten the universe out. So called dark matter and energy, neither of which has been observed as yet, accounts for 96% of all matter in the observable flat universe.
An interesting spin on this universe issue and why I mention the flat model, is that some string guys think multiple universes may exist in other dimensions. One fellow, Brian Greene, describes these multiple universes as like slices of bread in a loaf. We, you and I, live inside one of those slices...who knows who lives on the other ones? There goes the neighborhood.
2006-08-17 01:03:03
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answer #2
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answered by oldprof 7
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According to the bigbang theory, when the cosmic egg exploded from then time and space had formed. from then the galaxies are formed and in galaxies several solarsystems. So it is difficult to unveil the exact environment of each planet at present. But as the since is moving faster we may be knowing the formatin of stars and the solarsystem and after that we will think of different solarsystem and then galaxies ...........Although we can detect the distance of stars far beyond from our solar system by detecting the radiation but it has the limitation that if there will be some heavenly body without radiation then it will be difficult to detect.
The Universe is also expanding. So how can we say any region in the universe to be the end of the universe.
2006-08-17 07:09:44
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answer #3
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answered by dinu 3
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There are many theories which lie behind the edge of the universe.
One of these theories says that afterthe end of this universe there is a hallow void of nothing.
One other theory says that the universe in never-ending end will keep going on and on without a stop.
There is one other theory which states yhat the universe is a sphere and that if one travels in one particular direction he/she would end up in the place where that person started.
Such theories have not and canot be proved practically. theories such as this are being developed by scients and it is not possible to an exact answer to this question unless it is proved which is beyond reach with present technology
2006-08-17 10:46:31
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answer #4
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answered by Blayde Shuriken 1
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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 the 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.
2006-08-17 00:55:43
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answer #5
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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How about this one:
If we assume that the universe is expanding in all directions at a constant rate, it would be considered spherical. And if we assume that there might be other universes beyond our own that are also expanding (or contracting) in all directions at constant rates, they too would be spherical. Now, there could an infinite amount of universes beyond our own, but no matter how you stack spheres, there will always be spaces among them. So, what's in these spaces?
2006-08-17 00:31:42
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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It is possible to make a theory about how the universe formed (and there are many), but it seems that after the initial big bang, it continued growing (and it will do this perpetually). Reversing or even halting this growth is impossible.
And as the distances between galaxy's (and other celestial groups or bodies) become greater and greater, the night sky (that is if our planet lasts until then) will have fewer stars. And if we last until then we shall probably be very lonely
2006-08-17 01:56:52
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answer #7
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answered by alex 2
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where is the end of a sponge ....no matter how it's touned or twisted......the end to a regeneratying helix is at a regeneration.....if today is monday it is because of all previous days b4....if yr trying to find the beginning of....you may or may not find the end...does the ocean end at the shore?then what happens when it evaporates....or freezes....one of the things the universe is made of is atoms....they keep rearanging.........if yr asking about the border of the universe...its the same as the border of ones breath.....if the universe will stop being a universe it would not have atoms in it would it?
2006-08-17 00:32:46
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answer #8
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answered by rod h 3
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That is an unanswerable question at the current time.
There are many "theories" (opinions) but my favorite is that our visible universe is similar to a bubble in a bubble bath. If we were able to see or travel beyond our visible universe, we would encounter another visible universe.
And, the process continues without end.
2006-08-17 00:24:12
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answer #9
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answered by Left the building 7
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The end, by definition has no further. Aside from that, you cant fathom outside the universe as it has properties unlike within the universe. Its like being a 2d drawing trying to understand sound, 3d and etc.
2006-08-17 00:19:55
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answer #10
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answered by leikevy 5
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The universe, or at least our solar system will end in half a billion years.....when our Sun will die and become a white dwarf. I am guessing that somewhere else, another Sun will be born and everything will start over agian. When our Sun dies, everything else will too ( in our solar sysytem) As for the universe, no one will ever know because no on ecan imagine how big it is even in our dreams...However, everything has a beginning and everything has an end
2006-08-17 00:21:52
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answer #11
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answered by imagination_inevitable 1
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