2007-02-09 10:08:19 · 11 answers · asked by Ray 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The preponderance of the evidence says that it does not, but the issue is far from settled. This question has been addressed by the cosmological community only rarely in the last 60 years or so. Vera Rubin was actually denied the chance to present her paper on the subject by no less than two scientific journals in 1950, but presented her data later that year at an AAS meeting.
Professor Li-Xin Li has published some data supporting rotation, but George Smoot (of COBE fame) believed that the CMB signature disallowed the same.
In short- we don't know, but probably not.
2007-02-10 05:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by lampoilman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. If it was, we would notice it -- unless the rotation was very very very slow. At least that's what most astronomers say.
But ... other astronomers claim that they can estimate the rotation of the universe, and that it provides a natural origin for the rotation of galaxies. Professor Li-Xin Li estimates a rotation of about once every 63,000 billion years. Since the universe in only about 20 billion years old, it would have rotated only 1/3 of 1/1000 of a circle so far.
By the way, the rotation does have to be relative to something -- and that something is gyroscopes. Perfect gyroscopes, that is.
2007-02-09 10:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Why" questions like this are very perplexing to respond to in a medical way. we may be able to communicate about what and how, yet "why" receives into faith and philosophy. we may nicely be certain, although, that *if* the universe rotates, it does so *very* slowly. Very extreme precision experiments with what's termed the "Lense-Thirring result" have practice that the rotation should be less than a million rotation in 10^13 years, or 1000 situations longer than the age of the universe. It would not seem not obtainable that the universe rotates, in basic terms most unlikely.
2016-11-26 20:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by madill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is impossible to answer considering the Universe is all their is. We can;t tell if it is or if it isn't because their are no indicators. If their was some way to tell by it rotating in a comparison to something, we would be able to tell.
I would think not though. The Universe exploded into what it is, it would have no momentum to rotate, just momentum to expand.
2007-02-09 11:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suppose it could. The problem is, since we are inside the universe, there is no reference point to look at to see if we are rotating. If you were sitting inside an opaque sphere under no gravity, you wouldn't be able to tell if you were rotating.
However, following the pattern of all other celestial movement, i think it may be likely.
2007-02-09 10:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It expands in a fairly linear fashion. Things contained within it obviously rotate (earth, galaxies).
2007-02-09 10:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
there are small anomalies in it's expansion due to the quantum effect but there would be no net rotation.
2007-02-10 04:53:13 · answer #7 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I would say so. I believe the universe is free floating with the very edges have a rippling effect.
2007-02-09 10:28:21 · answer #8 · answered by alone 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, I believe you're confused with the earth.
But perhaps not. =)
2007-02-09 10:16:43 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Relative to what?
2007-02-09 10:13:04 · answer #10 · answered by michaelb1020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋