What lies beyond the edge of the Universe?

Question

Even if it's a profound void, wouldn't that void require an area to occupy?
And if there IS such a thing as extra-Universal space, wouldn't that open up the possibility of multiple Universes existing in that extra-Universal space?

Answer 1

This very question is currently being challenged by the best cosmologists of our time. They are very much leaning toward the "Multiverse" as the best answer to so many questions that enter into the discussion when this topic is breached and the intellect catches up to the imagination. "Branes" are the latest innovation of knowledge and imagination. it stands for membranes. String theory begins to imply that that is what may compose the the mega-structure of the Multiverse. What is TIme? What is space? What is SpaceTime? Then the religious aspects of creation come into play. Why is this Univers so unique? Why is this Universe so capable of supporting life? The charge of the electron? The weight of the proton there are about 6 values that needed to be just what they are to allow life as we know it to form in this Universe. Martin Rees speaks of this in his short book "Just Six Numbers : The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe" Yet the statistical probability of all these values coming to fruition in one Universe, particularly if it is the ONLY Universe is astronomical, to coin a phrase. However, if there were many Universes, almost unlimited numbers of Universes then the creator could be eliminated and we could say we just have some incredible luck because we ended up in a Universe that has all the correct values for life and that so many other Universes are cold, sterile and lifeless. That is a spiritual experience even if you do not believe in a creator.

Answer 2

Science deals with this question in the following way:

It is safe to assume there is nothing outside of the universe. Even if there is something, the laws of science don't apply to it and there is no possible way to observe or know anything about it. So, in effect, it doesn't exist to us.

However, there are some theories of creation, such as string theory and quantum theory as applied to cosmology, which postulate, and even rely on, the existence of universes outside our own. They say we exist in a 'multiverse' (google that!), and our universe is just one of many possible universes. Quantum theory might say that all possible universe configurations exist as universes, but we live in the one that is most probable to contain life ( this is a slippery road to go down, because this leads to what's called the anthropic principle which roughly states: The universe is this way or that way because if it weren't, then we wouldn't be here; this is not a sound scientific principle to base theories on). Anyway, I know this kind of skirts the question. Hope it helps though.

Answer 3

shall we see...this clinical answer does no longer somewhat decrease it... "It relies upon what you recommend by "the universe". After the large Bang the universe replaced into warm, dense, and opaque. (you comprehend, ALL remember replaced into in a unmarried position, transferring OUTWARD) yet as time handed and the universe were given massive and a lot less dense, it grew to change into clear to basic. even with the undeniable fact that, most of the basic from the early universe has no longer yet had time to attain us on the earth. (WHY no longer, IT elevated OUTWARD purely AS WE DID, SO we are CHASING IT, NO?) hence, after we seem at very distant products, we are gazing them as they were at the same time as the basic left. we are looking lower back in time. (except each and every thing continues to be increasing, good? all of it, SO there isn't any longer something contained in the middle, good? IS THE UNIVERSE AND ALL remember no longer something more effective than the exterior OF A BALLOON, SLOWLY BEING BLOWN UP?) .... previous that wall of light, there is even extra universe. (HOW did you comprehend? considered IT, HAVE WE?) the basic from those distant places has yet to attain Earth. extra time is critical. (FOR IT TO amplify AWAY some extra?) (might want to OF LEFT IT WITH purely)... we are somewhat no longer particular what's accessible." the purely right diagnosis is, we do not comprehend. we can hardly comprehend the most fundamentals of issues we can see and call and seem at. Asking a majority of those questions somewhat serves no purpose, as they could be able to not be responded. I somewhat have usually puzzled how someone can produce a three-D image of the milky way, and it truly is 3-D position between different galaxies, etc. I fail to be certain how the miniscule distinction in obervation perspectives given the international over is everywhere close to what is going to be had to attain such absolute perspectives of all instructions intending faraway from our little, grimy ball of toxins. Now, wasn't that relaxing?

Answer 4

There is no "void" beyond the universe; the universe includes everything right up to the edge of everything. It's just your mind trying to fool you into thinking there must be something beyond the edge. There isn't even any "nothing" there!*


*Space & time aren't really different things, we just perceive them as different things. Space is a consequence of time. "Outside the universe" just means "beyond the event horizon", so it has no meaning to speculate what occupies that "space", the space itself does not exist!

Answer 5

The universe is so huge that no one will ever be able to tell where it ends and where it begins. It is unlikly that any "humans" inhabit any other planet or solar system. Scientists have observed that if the earth were an inch closer to the sun we would burn up. And if were were an inch farther away from the sun we would freeze to death. Talk about a mathmatically perfect set up for the earth and it's atmosphere.

Answer 6

Good question. I don't know and no one else does.

Few are even willing to hypothisize about that.

I figure, no matter how far we break things down, we always find something smaller and no matter how big something is, it's always contained by something else.

Yeah, there's probably something but I dunno what it is. You might try asking God, but he's not real great about coherant, direct responses.

Who knows? The univese might be a stomping ground we can never fully explore, but a cage to God.

Answer 7

Scientist call it "The Black Hole" its way out past pluto so far &
many light years away, no one may ever know. Its beyond
reach by any means known to man. I personally think its
where our govt. has all the money and gold stashed away.

Answer 8

no one knows. humans may never find out.