Recent questions tagged cosmology

Description : If our entire universe was moved 8 metres to the left would anyone notice?

Last Answer : No one would know because there is no stable non-moving point of reference. And the universe is constantly expanding so we’ve moved farther than that between that moment. And this one.

Description : Is there a relationship between the Noösphere, The Singularity and cyberspace?

Last Answer : answer:I think there is a connection, but they are not exactly one and the same. It seems that the Noosphere is the next step from the Biosphere. ( In the theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere ... they are progressions of the preceding theory, i.e. they evolve from the previous condition of mankind.

Description : Our universe is a bit older - How many people are already aware of this?

Last Answer : I don’t get any of this. Who cares? What difference does this sort of thing mean to us? How on earth do they know? Will it all change again just when we get used to it?

Description : Is Jupiter really bigger than Saturn?

Last Answer : answer:Jupiter is much bigger than Saturn in mass. Saturn would actually float on water, theoretically of course.

Description : What is your take on the "first cause" argument?

Last Answer : My take is it's a steaming load of BS. We do not know that 1 is true. We do not know that 2 is true. We do not know that 3 is true. And we don't even know if ... all based on human perceptions and observations made locally, and does not have any established validity when applied to all timespace.

Description : Does the Universe have a centre?

Last Answer : Yep! You’re looking at her ;)

Description : What's the matter with matter? (Strange Universe Series -- 2011).

Last Answer : answer:I think 1 or more hidden properties of the universe exist, and Dark Matter is a convenient way to hand wave a lot of things. If we do eventually find dark matter, I ... a new fundamental force that controls its behavior, weakly interacts with normal matter, and varies over distance.

Description : What happens when the expansion of the Universe reaches the speed of light?

Last Answer : answer:The short answer is: It can’t. The observation of speed is relative, not absolute.

Description : As a scientific theory, how good is the God Model?

Last Answer : Not too good. There are far too many small pieces which makes it difficult to glue together.

Description : If we live in a multiverse, how many are there?

Last Answer : Removed by me. Brain freeze.