then surely planets further out beyond pluto, like really far out, should be more advanced than earth as they have 'technically' been around for a longer time, they could be thousands of years ahead of us, and in a thousand years, this will be earth
2007-08-08 06:12:29 · 12 answers · asked by David N 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
yes i made a statement, the question is
'what are your thoughts on that statement i have just made'
2007-08-08 06:18:44 · update #1
more advanced i mean just simply more advanced in time? my intial theory was the further away from the centre of the universe, the more advanced you are in time
2007-08-08 06:44:21 · update #2
Not really. First off, there would have to be life on those planets, and second, different galaxies move at different speeds. According to the 'Big Bang Theory', the initial 'explosion' happened very quickly. But, just like cars on a never-ending road, anything moving slowly will take longer to go any given distance than anything moving faster than it. Besides, our sun is NOT the center of the universe. It is only the center of the solar system we live in (which happens to be located in the 'arm' of our galaxy. Even the Milky Way is not consider to be the center of the universe.
Here's a couple links that may help you further...
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html
http://www.hawking.org.uk/
There are plenty of other sites to go to, but Stephen Hawking is one of the best at explaining complex theories in 'layman's terms'.
2007-08-08 06:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by MigukInUJB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My thoughts? If we last long enough maybe. No amount of time or advances in intelligence and technology can negate the fundamental laws of physics. It is not possible, nor will it ever be, to travel faster than or even close to the speed of light. Interstellar space travel will never happen because it is not possible or practical. The voyage 1 spacecraft launched in 1977 is only now about to leave the solar system. It won't encounter another star system for 100,000,000 years.
If there is life only on the Earth than the universe is surely the ultimate case of overkill. If the creator put intelligent beings on planets off of the Earth then he made sure that they would never interact because even communication at those distances would be impractical.
2007-08-08 07:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, all planets in the Universe have had the same amount of time to develop in. There isn't a 'centre' which everything expands from, the Universe as a whole is getting bigger.
There may well be more advanced civilisations than ours somewhere in space but the likelihood is they are so far away it will never be possible for us to make contact with them. It isn't likely, for example, that there are any civilisations in our galaxy which are advanced enough to have achieved interstellar travel.
2007-08-08 12:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by Huh? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In terms of the universe, our solar system is fairly recent, and the planets are mostly the same age. Pluto and the other lumps of rock in the outer asteroid belt are different - they were probably bits of space junk that got sucked into our solar system. The expansion of the universe is mostly observable in terms of the distances between the galaxies. We can also tell that the galaxies a very long way away from us are moving further away. Mind you, that's what they were doing millions of years ago when the light from them started its journey towards us - they might have turned round to come back since then.
2007-08-08 06:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your scales are way, way off. Pluto is only a few light hours away. The overall expansion of the universe is only detectable for things farther than about 5 million light years. Otherwise, the gravitational forces of other things just overwhelmes the expansion effect. In particular, the effects of the expansion on our solar system are minimal.
2007-08-08 06:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good point~
but finding a planet that shares similar element as earth is not easy, i once read a book (i think the title is 'universe demystified', and i'm not sure if its from stephen hawking), it did some calculation based on observation within this decade, and explains that the chances of finding a planet containing lifeform is 0.0000000000000000000000008%. (thats 24 zeros), and the type of lifeform mentioned is the most primitive one! like cells or virus-like!!
2007-08-09 00:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by HBKidBen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether we are closer to the middle of the Universe or not.. and also.. Even if those Stars and Solar systems have been around longer.. what's to say they have developed solar systems like our own.. And also could you define "advanced planets"..
2007-08-08 06:21:42 · answer #7 · answered by werdnerd 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That really depends on wheteher we are closer to or farther away from the center of the universe.
And you made a statement, you didn'y ask a question.
And don't call me Shirley
2007-08-08 06:17:24 · answer #8 · answered by Thatgrumpyguy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YOU NEED TO READ THIS
and worlds without number have i created, and i also created them for mine own purpose, and by the son i created them,which is my only begotten
and the first man of all men have i called Adam, which is many,
but only an account of this earth and the inhabitants thereof i give to you, for behold there are MANY WORLDS THAT HAVE passed away by the word of my power, and there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man,but ALL THINGS ARE NUMBERED unto me for they are mine and i know them
2007-08-08 07:03:35 · answer #9 · answered by zenman1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. It was one big bang and then everything has expanded at the same rate but at a different points.
Good point though
2007-08-08 06:17:26 · answer #10 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋