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The edge of the universe is closer than we thought...320 million light years smaller
Daily Mail ^
| Aug. 17, 2016
| Abigail Beall
Posted on 08/17/2016 5:41:51 AM PDT by rickmichaels
If the universe was infinitely old, as we used to assume, then it must be filled with an infinite number of stars and galaxies.
So why is the night sky not completely lit up by the light from these stars?
This question was first asked by the nineteenth century astronomer Heinrich Olbers, and the answer is, because of the age of the universe, not all of the photons have had enough time to reach us yet.
The amount of universe we are able to see is called the observable universe, and according to a pair of astrophysicists, it just got 320 million light years smaller.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: universe; universeage; universesize
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To: rickmichaels
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:43:58 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
To: rickmichaels
Now its even easier to make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:47:29 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(“Islam has nothing to do with this.”)
To: dirtboy
Talk about shrinkage...
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:47:33 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: dirtboy
The phrase “Defeats the imagination” comes to mind here. I cannot comprehend what the end of the universe looks like.
One wag said that it probably was a large fence with the words “Under Construction” posted on it.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:48:43 AM PDT
by
Oatka
(Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.)
To: dirtboy
The universe shrinking?
Must be universal melting, caused by global warming, of course.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:48:51 AM PDT
by
adorno
(w)
To: rickmichaels
Years ago, one course in Geometry discussed the hypothetical. One of those hypotheticals is that the shape of the universe is a torus (donut shape) and the universe is inside. Is that possible?
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:50:01 AM PDT
by
grania
To: rickmichaels
To: adorno
I am just thankful we are not on the very, very, very edge of the universe. Can you imagine the night sky view if half of it was totally empty and the other half full of stars?
To: Oatka
One wag said that it probably was a large fence with the words “Under ConstructionTemporary Inconvenience, Permanent Improvement” posted on it.At least that's what the signs said when I was a kid
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:52:43 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: rickmichaels
We had better be careful or will fall right off the edge.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:53:31 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
To: rickmichaels
We had better be careful or we will fall right off the edge.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:53:53 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
To: chajin; Oatka
I’m happy that it doesn’t say “Your Tax Dollars At Work”.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:55:34 AM PDT
by
Purdue77
(We got robbed!! Hillary for Prosecution and Prison.)
To: rickmichaels
No wonder I’ve been feeling claustrophobic lately.
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08/17/2016 5:55:39 AM PDT
by
Arm_Bears
(Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
To: grania
The universe is an ever-unfolding lotus blossom inside a kung fun lunchbox
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:58:21 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: rickmichaels
OK, if the universe started with the big bang, then all stuff would have been very close together. So it seems to me if the universe is expanding at the speed of light, then everything should still be visible to us no matter what direction it went. What am I missing.
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:59:36 AM PDT
by
Licensed-To-Carry
(Every time you vote for a democrat, you put another nail in the coffin of the USA.....)
To: rickmichaels
Is the restaurant still there?
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posted on
08/17/2016 5:59:56 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(When you talk to a politician, any politician, just say, "Remember Ceaucescu"))
To: rickmichaels
Is the universe shrinking or are people getting bigger?
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posted on
08/17/2016 6:00:01 AM PDT
by
Leep
(Cut the crap!)
To: adorno
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posted on
08/17/2016 6:00:15 AM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: Gadsden1st
But that would seem normal to us!
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posted on
08/17/2016 6:01:23 AM PDT
by
stayathomemom
( Read Shadow Men, The Progressive Virus, and The Marxist Playbook by Dr. Anthony Napoleon)
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