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The Universe is bigger than was thought.

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The Universe is bigger than was thought.
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RE: The Universe is bigger than was thought.
October 14, 2016 at 7:07 pm (This post was last modified: October 14, 2016 at 7:11 pm by vorlon13.)
Wow, maybe they are able to see Kolob now ?
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RE: The Universe is bigger than was thought.
October 14, 2016 at 8:18 pm (This post was last modified: October 14, 2016 at 8:18 pm by Jehanne.)
(October 14, 2016 at 7:07 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Wow, maybe they are able to see Kolob now ?

I had to look that one up.  Between the magic underwear and each male Mormon getting his own planet (beliefs may vary on this one), it's hard to keep up.
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RE: The Universe is bigger than was thought.
October 14, 2016 at 9:23 pm
A trillion galaxies! Jesus H. Tap Dancing Christ!
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RE: The Universe is bigger than was thought.
October 18, 2016 at 9:58 pm
(October 14, 2016 at 8:18 am)Iroscato Wrote: Soooo...a trillion galaxies, is what they're saying? Good fucking gawd.

And that's only what we can observe (irrespective of the ability of a telescope to resolve a target). The thing that restricts our ability to observe is the speed of light. Any object further away than the distance light can travel to us will not be seen until the future. That distance seems to be the calculated 14+/-billion years the universe is thought to exist.

The universe could and probably is larger than we now calculate. As I understand it the universe is or may be infinitely large; our ability to "see" it only limited by the speed of light.
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