2007-07-14 14:18:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
According to the "Big Crunch" theory it is. Of course this doesn't factor in the dark energy that exists, repelling the galaxies away from each other at an ever increasing velocity.
2007-07-14 14:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Spade, Sam Spade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A finite universe has a minimum size and a maximum size.
The maximum size is about 6 billion light years in diameter,it could be much older but not much bigger.
The farthest galaxies we see to-day don't exist anymore and as galaxies reach the farthest extent of the universe they go out of existence.
Some day it will stop,go out of existence and never occur again.
2007-07-15 08:37:21 · answer #2 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow...that is a neat word.
No. i don't think so. Within the Universe, however, some things have become old and do disintegrate for one reason or another. At the same time, new things are being formed all of the time. So, it really is sort of a wash - balances out.
2007-07-14 21:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about a "disintegrating" universe but it is surely one headed to a cold future. As big as it is, there is only so much fuel, so to speak to keep things lit up. Suns will die, galaxies will recede so far as to be unseen, and even black holes will eventually run out of things to eat... How long will it take? A lot longer than it will take for our little solar system to fizzle out.
2007-07-14 22:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by JimGeek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Figuratively speaking? I think so!
Good day!
2007-07-14 21:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by dianah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋