The beginning of the universe
@PlatinumPirate (3)
United States
August 15, 2013 12:54pm CST
The beginning of the universe started out as a big bang that is expanding and continues to expand, our place in space today would not be where it was yesterday.
If matter that formed right after the big bang has expanded in size, would the matter we are made of also be expanding relative to the expansion of the universe?
Is our known existence continuing to grow larger but we cannot perceive it due to our visible space expanding alongside us?
2 responses
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
15 Aug 13
In theory, yes, the expansion will eventually (trillions of years from now) effect the very atoms that we are made up of. The theory is called "The Big Rip". Another theory, however, posits that eventually the expansion will slow and reverse until the universe collapses once again in to a singularity.
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@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
24 Aug 13
@PlatinumPirate Hard to say, since we have not had the ability to accurately measure dark energy, or even empirically prove it's existence.
@PlatinumPirate (3)
• United States
15 Aug 13
Do you think there is enough dark energy in the universe to slow its expansion when it is continuing to speed up? I do think the big rip would be more likely:)
