That at this moment in space every thing is blowing up and moving faster and slower and planets being made, destroying to
2007-03-25 17:57:11 · 4 answers · asked by beave00720002000 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
...thoughtus interuptus???
2007-03-25 18:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by stargazergurl22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the universe is expanding, space is expanding, planets, stars, and black holes are being formed, light is travelling, etc. But we're in space, and we're not blowing up. You should check out a couple of books: The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene, and "The Universe in a Nutshell" by Steven Hawking.
Did you also know that from Earth, most of the stars visible to the naked eye are from our own galaxy, the Milky Way, in which there are approximately 300 billion stars. There are about 8000-9000 visible from Earth under ideal circumstances, but only about 2500 are visible from any one point at a given time. There are hundreds of billions (if not an infinite number) of galaxies like the Milky Way. The only one barely visible to the naked eye is Andromeda. The nearest star is Alpha Centuri. It's about 4.3 light years from Earth (about 25.8 trillion miles). Which sucks because it would take 10,000 years to get there in a space ship travelling at 25,000 mph.
2007-03-25 18:01:08 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Fascinating, isn't it?
2007-03-26 10:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Whoosher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um yea. it's the universe at work.
2007-03-25 18:44:45 · answer #4 · answered by Homer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋