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The Disappearing Universe

Posted by Soulskill on from the and-for-my-next-trick dept.

StartsWithABang writes: "If everything began with the Big Bang — from a hot, dense, expanding state — and things have been cooling, spreading out, but slowing down ever since, you might think that means that given enough time (and a powerful enough space ship), we'll eventually be able to reach any other galaxy. But thanks to dark energy, not only is that not the case at all, but most of the galaxies in our Universe are already completely unreachable by us, with more leaving our potential reach all the time. Fascinating, terrifying stuff."

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  1. Re: terrifying? by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually this theory says the number of things that could terrify you is disappearing fast. So instead of being comforted by this fact, they are being terrified of running out of things that could terrify them. Universe does seem to be weirder than what you can imagine, indeed!

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  2. All hope is lost by NEDHead · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I'll never find the missing socks

  3. Re:Maybe now, but by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unreachable with current technology perhaps, but who knows about the future?

    The future, Conan?

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