The estimated size of the Universe
09 February 2012, 12:31 PM
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"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space." - Douglas Adams
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09 February 2012, 01:56 PM
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The maximum distance that has been estimated to have been seen is 13bn light years.
As the Universe is around 13.75bn years old then we are theoretically able to see nearly 95% of the universe's history.
The other side of the coin is that we have no idea what is currently on the other side of the universe, as what is happening now will take billions of years to reach us.
But given we can see most of the history then we can make a good guess as to what is in it.
As the Universe is around 13.75bn years old then we are theoretically able to see nearly 95% of the universe's history.
The other side of the coin is that we have no idea what is currently on the other side of the universe, as what is happening now will take billions of years to reach us.
But given we can see most of the history then we can make a good guess as to what is in it.
best not think about it!
09 February 2012, 03:00 PM
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it was a cool flash app, but the facts behind are probably waaaaayyyyy off. (solar system is probably accurate down to the insect) but anything further out, just guesses.
i know they scientifically calculate it, but they only have to be a tiny tiny tiny percentage out and it makes it a lot bigger or a lot smaller.
you're all just in my head anyway. bloody figments of my imagination.
i know they scientifically calculate it, but they only have to be a tiny tiny tiny percentage out and it makes it a lot bigger or a lot smaller.
you're all just in my head anyway. bloody figments of my imagination.
09 February 2012, 04:27 PM
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it was a cool flash app, but the facts behind are probably waaaaayyyyy off. (solar system is probably accurate down to the insect) but anything further out, just guesses.
i know they scientifically calculate it, but they only have to be a tiny tiny tiny percentage out and it makes it a lot bigger or a lot smaller.
you're all just in my head anyway. bloody figments of my imagination.
i know they scientifically calculate it, but they only have to be a tiny tiny tiny percentage out and it makes it a lot bigger or a lot smaller.
you're all just in my head anyway. bloody figments of my imagination.
Sine you're only looking at relative sizes to other things, it's not going to make that much of a difference.
