I was thinking...If the universe consists of nothingness, with matter inside, wouldnt that mean the nothingness would not be able to end? Wouldnt the matter inside just end. If the nothingness does end, then what does lie past the nothingness. If it is some type of energy, then wouldnt it also be considered part of the universe. The definition of universe is:
All matter and energy, including the earth, the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
Space:
The infinite extension of the three-dimensional region in which all matter exists.
Don't these two definitions fit the criteria of the border being part of the universe? With all this being said, then how can the universe have an end?
2006-08-18 19:15:07 · 9 answers · asked by Ragriav 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
If we were Small enough to live on an electron orbiting a nucleus, as we orbit the sun. And we left that electron heading for the next nucleus. The atom being comprised mostly of space, then would we know when we left the atom we were in? Would we realize the border of that atom? Then after traveling for many millions of years would we realize we had left that matter containing the atom we originated from and entered another matter all together. We know that atoms have borders, but at that size we wouldn't be able to define that border. So if we were to travel in one direction for millions of years in our universe, would we be able to define a border of our universe? Good luck with that one.
2006-08-18 20:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by Joe P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers 2 hundred years in the past proved that the universe won't be able to be infinite. Pity newshounds who imagine they're being wise aren't any more effective efficient knowledgeable
2016-11-26 01:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The galaxies, planets, stars, etc are limited to a finite amount of matter in this region of space. Not that way, way out in the nothingness of space there couldn't have been other Big Bangs way out beyong the range of any telescope. If this were true the word cosmos or multiverse would seem more appropriate. By the way, how much weed have you smoked tonight anyway?
2006-08-18 19:23:39 · answer #3 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Big Bang theory supports a beginning, (the big bang) and if that is so, that implies there would be an end. That is, the universe will only expand so much before it collapses again.
Of course, the BB theory could be justification of our inability to comprehend infinity.
2006-08-18 20:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there were no nothing there wouldn't be anything that matter could move into. Whether the Universe is infinite or not is something which we cannot know.
2006-08-18 19:21:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our universe is infinite, which means it has no boundary or edge. It goes on for ever.
2006-08-18 19:24:26 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same way as things can get smaller and infinitely smaller.
Infinity goes both ways.
2006-08-18 19:20:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
think of the mobius strip. it's infinite, yet finite at the same time.
something to chew on.
2006-08-18 20:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by Who_Loves_Pizza?_I do!_I do! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have no clue. i have thought about this sometimes too, but i think that the universe does not end, because it CAN'T end.
2006-08-18 19:21:50 · answer #9 · answered by Mattimis 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋