Wal-Mart .... face it. No one knows so why ask?
2007-03-29 07:09:12
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answer #1
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answered by Gene 7
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Definition:The vast surrounding space is called universe. The universe includes everything that exists: most distant stars,planets,satellites,as well as our own earth with other planets and all objects on it.
How big is the universe?Could it be infitely large?If the universe has an edge,what is beyond the age?And if the universe had a begining,what was going on before that.Our experience of the everyday world does notdoes not prepare us to grasp the concept of an infinite universe. And yet, trying to imagine that the cosmos actually has a boundary does not make things any easier.The sun which sustains all life on earth(one of the 9 planets) is only one of the billions & billions of stars that exists in universe. There is every reason to think that the universe extends a long way beyond the part of the universe we can see. In fact, a variety of observations suggest that our visible patch may be a small fraction—maybe an infinitely small fraction—of the whole universe. While we can never directly "see" the whole of the universe or glimpse its farthest horizons, we can discover how it is behaving—how fast it's growing, whether its growth will one day come to a halt, and what forces have been driving its evolution on the largest of scales. We have found two types of universe:Open Universe and Close Universe. The distance in universe is expressed by:
(1) Astronomical Unit-distance from earth to sun
(2) Light Year-distance travelled by light in one year
2007-03-29 14:08:34
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answer #2
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answered by RODGER 1
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Let's say I get in my car and start driving South.
My car's pretty cool; it floats so I can drive over the water.
I drive and drive and drive until I come to the Antarctic research station. Now, that station isn't actually right at the South Pole. It's a couple of miles away.
So let's imagine I'm at the Antarctic research station, 3 miles, say, from the South Pole. What happens if I drive south for 4 miles?
Well, that question doesn't quite make sense, right? Once you've driven south for those last 3 miles, you can't drive south anymore. The direction, "south," doesn't make sense at the South Pole.
Your question also doesn't quite make sense. It's not a stupid question by any means. It just turns out that asking, "what's beyond the edge of the universe?" is very much like asking, "what's south of the South Pole?" The direction, "beyond," doesn't make sense when you're at the edge of the universe. In fact, the location, "edge of the universe" also doesn't make sense when you're at the edge of the universe, since there's pretty good reason to believe that -- even though the sun doesn't revolve around you -- you're always at the center of the universe.
2007-03-29 17:16:16
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answer #3
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answered by ctmorling 1
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The beginning of the universe.
2007-03-29 14:04:54
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answer #4
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answered by kdog 4
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people and scientists say its nothingness - i'm not saying its wrong but it has always confused me in physics when they say that the universe is always expanding.. into what? and that the rate of expansion is excelerating mabye there is something out there that is pulling the matter within the universe towards it closer and as it does the force is stronger- that is just what i think , but it is probably scientifically impossible
2007-03-29 15:52:13
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answer #5
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answered by pixiepie2 2
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What's beyond the edge of the earth?
2007-03-29 14:04:12
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answer #6
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answered by Voice of Insanity 5
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It's time less how would you know your at the end? I think you need to think off the rock you spent your entire life on!
2007-03-29 14:14:16
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answer #7
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answered by chris wick 3
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get the answer from the scientists of 2035
2007-03-29 17:08:51
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answer #8
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answered by curious 3
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Infinite nothingness. It's space that hasn't been opened yet.
2007-03-29 14:04:46
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answer #9
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answered by ? 3
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Space, the great beyond...
2007-03-29 14:05:53
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answer #10
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answered by Anonymous
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infinite spam (the semi-meat, not the e-mails)
2007-03-29 14:04:43
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answer #11
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answered by Dale D 4
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