Do you think scientists will discover the end of the boundaries of the universe someday? What else could you imagine is out there besides the universe?
2007-12-26 09:19:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Scientists have already discovered the boundary of the universe. It is the distance from us where the red-shift becomes infinite. We cannot detect anything that lies beyond this "horizon".
A hypothetical observer just this side of this distant horizon would see us as being almost infinitely red shifted, but looking the other way would see just more galaxies, quasars etc. They would see essentially another universe that is inaccessible to us.
2007-12-26 10:19:59 · answer #1 · answered by Quadrillian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe is by definition everything we can observe. Therefor by definition we can not discover anything beyond the universe. You might want to take another class on logic, or two.
As for those mythical boundaries... they do not exist. What does exists is a lot of complicated math which describes how things can exist without having boundaries. You can try to learn it... once you are done with those logic refresher sessions.
:-)
2007-12-26 17:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the universe is of finite size, it has no bounaries. The usual analogy is to a bug crawling on the surface of a balloon. The bug may go where it pleases, but never finds an edge. Now suppose that the balloon is expanding, and you have a reasonable model of the universe.
2007-12-26 17:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
100% impossible.
since the big bang space itself has been expanding, not just the energy and matter on it.
since light is restricted to space, space must travel at atleast the speed of light, probably faster.
faster than light travel is impossible for anything with a mass. as something approches the speed of light its mass increases, since its mass increases so does the energy required to move it. at light speed the objects mass would be infinite, as would the energy needed to move it and the time it would take to get it to that speed. if it has infinite mass it has infinite gravity. infinite gravity means the entire universe collapses onto itself and implodes.
so we can never catch up to the boundary of space.
and if we could we wouldnt be able to tell. we wouldnt be able to observe the boundary with any of our senses or even the most advanced technology. everything is confined to space. so theres no way to observe the lack of it, theres no space there.
2007-12-26 17:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is thought that gravity may well act through more than our 4 dimensions of time and space. If so, some day we may detect gravitational waves from a different dimension.
As to the 'boundary' of the universe, there isn't one.
best regards,
Jim
2007-12-26 18:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by Jim H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no before scientists will discover the end of the boundaries of the universe. we will die.
2007-12-26 17:23:48 · answer #6 · answered by pawan1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The indication of the edge of our Universe is the faint micro-wave signature way the hell and gone out there in every direction. We have no indication of anything beyond this so we have no clue as to what might be beyond our own Universe.
We may be expanding into absolute nothingness. And nothing is just that 'nothing'. No time, no measurement, no infinity
2007-12-26 20:19:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the universe is still expanding and it's doing it remarkably fast. There is no end.
In answer to your other question, I think that we'll discover other existing universes before we find an end to ours.
2007-12-26 17:34:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
think about it,
how can u find an end of something that has no beginning? (keep in mind that the universe is eternal) i dont care if you dont believe that the universe is eternal since many universe form to create a from of cyclic universe.
2007-12-26 20:59:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is the universe is still expanding.
2007-12-26 17:26:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋