solidness
Update: I like the duvet definition below as well. :)
Actuallly there is a school of thought that we might be able to break through a layer of this universe to access a universe below or also above, and so avoid the big crunch when it comes.
2006-12-08 20:21:41
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answer #1
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answered by Joe Bloggs 4
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No, there's no such thing as the edge of space, certainly not from the perspective of anything within it.
Space and time only exist within this universe, so it goes on forever, until the end of time. That's not the same as being infinite, by the way, which it isn't.
You have to also take into account the curvature of the space-time continuum. This means that even if we had the technology, we could never reach the edge of the universe, we would simply end up more or less back where we started. As I've said on here many times, Stephen Hawking sums it up by describing the universe as "finite yet boundless".
2006-12-09 05:48:30
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answer #2
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answered by Hello Dave 6
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By definition, "space" is everything that there is. Hence, there is no "other side" of space. It is like asking for a 3rd side of a coin or a sheet of paper. You are asking something that doesn't make sense, like asking for the weight of an hour.
However, we can try to speak about things that don't belong in the physical, mensurable world. That is metaphysics and philosophy. You can ask things like "What is there beyond the physical Universe?" and, in that context, that question might make sense. But that kind of dialog doesn't belong in this section (Astronomy & Space).
2006-12-09 05:05:38
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answer #3
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answered by paulotex 2
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To me the edge of space is the moment that you break free of the earths atmosphere and enter into orbit
2006-12-12 14:34:56
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answer #4
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answered by Velvet Kitten 3
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Few astronomers concern themselves with this kind of question because there is absolutely no way to know the answer. By definition, the universe is everything there ever was, is now, or ever will be.
2006-12-09 04:22:33
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answer #5
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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the universe is like a duvet cover..thats the best way i can describe it it sort of turns inside out on itself and there isnt really an edge...we live in a duvet
2006-12-09 04:27:25
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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Most probably, you will retrace the path like a loop, as is found in the topology of Moebius strip.
2006-12-09 04:43:03
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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Outer space?
2006-12-09 04:34:49
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answer #8
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answered by ANON 4
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There can't be another side.
Private Dick gave the best answer with the duvet theory
2006-12-09 04:40:10
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answer #9
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answered by selwyn 2
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Probably a stop sign, or maybe a border control guy wanting to see your interstellar passport.
2006-12-09 04:23:57
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answer #10
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answered by ry_in_dubai 3
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