Since gravity is the fabric of the space-time continuum there is much work for matter to do.
2007-10-11 18:48:57 · 4 answers · asked by Steve R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The universe is considered to be 13.7 billion years old according to the latest Hubble telescope findings. That's by precisely determining the expansion rate and the distance of nearby galaxies, and extrapolating backwards to the big bang. If the universe was infinitely old then every hydrogen atom would be fused to iron by now, or become part of a black hole.
2007-10-11 19:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As you stated the question, the answer is Yes. However, since the state is not, the universe is not eternal.
Even before the validation of the "big bang" theory, the "steady-state" theory of the universe had new matter being created continually.
2007-10-12 00:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe has a very long life ahead of it before its entropy approaches infinity.
According to the big bang theory it started about 13 billion years ago from a singularity with, essentially zero entropy.
2007-10-11 19:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It already is, and it's certainly not infinite (eternal).
2007-10-11 18:58:44 · answer #4 · answered by te144 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋