I only suggest the outer brim because wouldn't it make sense that the beginning of time would be there opposed to the center? And, what is currently happening at the center of the universe? Are hydrogen atoms still forming stars?
2007-10-17 04:48:31 · 3 answers · asked by Jansen J 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Microwave radiation may be found at the edges of space and throughout the area inside also. In most cases the radiation comes from dense stars and possible black holes.
Intense microwave radiation also comes from the central hub of the Milky Way Galaxy where a very dense cluster of stars exists along with possibly a Black Hole.
New stars are being formed all over the Universe as we speak. Others are dying. It is a continual process lasting for a very long time. One nearby hatchery for new stars is located in the Andromeda Galaxy only 4.5 Light Years away from Earth.
2007-10-17 08:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the microwaves are the after glow of the original big-bang. They are not just on the edge. They permeate the entire universe. Yes, hydrogen is still forming stars in almost every galaxy.
There is not a true center of the universe because we live in a four dimensional reality. It is difficult for three dimensional beings (people) to peg both an exact where and when the center of the universe existed in a form we could recognize.
When you get to see an explosion on video, advance it frame by frame. It starts out small and white hot. Everything in the explosion is hot and all color and definition is washed out. As the fireball expands, it cools. First its color shifts to blue then yellow, then the incandescence breaks up and soon, it clears as the glowing gas cools. You can watch the shock wave travel out from the source of the explosion. Soon enough, you can walk into the area of the explosion and you will feel the heat coming off everything exposed to the energy. Before an hour has elapsed, only microwaves are coming off the matter and in between spaces.
2007-10-17 12:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Owl Eye 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No center.
No rim.
The universe is pretty much the same everywhere.
There can't be anything happening at a place that doesn't exist.
Stars are still forming pretty much everywhere. Yes.
Hard to grasp? Only until you learn to think in terms of higher dimensional Riemann spaces and manifolds. Then it becomes pretty basic.
2007-10-17 12:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋