2007-01-11 13:57:09 · 11 answers · asked by S K 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The last time I was there, it was in the middle
2007-01-11 14:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert on this, but indulge me. If we assume that the big bang was an unrestricted explosion in space, then particles would have been projected more or less equally in all directions from a center point. Imagine it as a tiny balloon inflating larger and larger. It would therefore have a center in the sense that we understand it. Intuitively we would think that the particles (some of which have now clumped together into very large pieces by now) would tend to still be moving outward from the original center. Unfortunately for simpleminded people like me, the scientists who understand this stuff say it doesn't work that way. If it did, we could simply look in the direction they were moving away from, and say the center is thataway. We could also look at the average speed of these particles and reckon the distance back to the center by considering the supposed age of the universe (about 14 billion years).
2007-01-11 15:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by Zyzzyx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the center of the Universe. The universe extends in all directions. Einsteins theory of relativity says that no location is any more important than any other location. DeCarte said "Cogito Ergo Sum" which says "I think therefore I am" I may not be able to prove that anything else exists but because I am thinking I know that I exist. Since that is all I can prove I choose to think I am at the center.
2007-01-11 14:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by anonimous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are talking about our 'galaxy' or the Milky Way, then the center of it contains a supermassive black hole.
But if you are talking about the all of space, well we don't know that because space is currently expanding in all directions and not in a perfect sphere and we don't know yet if space will continue to expand for eternity or if it will close or "crunch" back up again.
2007-01-11 14:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by A.R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question because if it is expanding outward all around then there should be.
Hubble telescope was focused on early galaxies near the birth of our universe.
Where was it looking?
2007-01-11 14:06:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read that the universe is a spiral, but I could be wrong.
2007-01-11 14:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can't say, as the universe is infinite.
2007-01-11 14:01:14 · answer #7 · answered by flyingbirdyaws 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on what solar system you're in.. but in our case, it's the sun.. =D
2007-01-11 14:10:48 · answer #8 · answered by michelle0013 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much anywhere you are.
2007-01-11 14:03:28 · answer #9 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody can really tell 4 sure! :)
2007-01-11 14:10:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋