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December 9th, 2006, 09:00 PM
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universe questons
Where is the centre of the universe and is there anything special about it?
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December 10th, 2006, 12:43 AM
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Is the answer to the next question 42??
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December 10th, 2006, 12:54 AM
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I basically want to know if scientists know where it is. I've been out of school for some time. :-)
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December 10th, 2006, 08:27 AM
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"The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness"
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December 10th, 2006, 09:19 AM
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Thats easy, its the planet with the most wormholes :) (no not Arakis)
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December 10th, 2006, 11:01 AM
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im the center of my universe
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December 10th, 2006, 01:47 PM
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The normal, serious answer, to this question is that there is no center of the universe.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/hubble/tools/center.html http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physic...GR/centre.html Scientists have placed were our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxie. I would like to know where the Milky Way is in the universe.
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December 10th, 2006, 09:47 PM
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So would I, but we're a long way off from Star Trek, I guess.
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December 11th, 2006, 02:08 PM
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It's all relative...
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December 11th, 2006, 03:27 PM
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A worm hole is like a black hole because they both suck you in. :-)
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December 14th, 2006, 11:44 AM
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December 15th, 2006, 01:12 AM
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Our solar system is "out in the boondocks" as it sits on one of the outward spirals of the Milky Way Galaxy. Years ago Carl Sagan mentioned that a wall of gas would consume our system in about 10,000 years. I certainly hope humanity can get off this rock in time. Thumbs up for the space program!
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December 15th, 2006, 07:04 AM
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The article, "Delusions of centrality...," pretty much sums it up: not much is known. Oh, well. I thought there was an definate answer out there---out there in someone's book or class room.
Thanks, Brian. PS: 10,000 years doesn't seem that far away. :-( |
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