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Does space end or does it go on forever?
Many think it’s likely you would just keep passing galaxies in every direction, forever. In that case, the universe would be infinite, with no end. Scientists now consider it unlikely the universe has an end – a region where the galaxies stop or where there would be a barrier of some kind marking the end of space.
How is it possible for space to go on forever?
So why do scientists think that space goes on forever? It’s because of the shape of space. Our part of space, or the observable universe, has a special shape: it is flat. In fact, you would always stay exactly the same distance apart, within the observable universe.
Will the universe eventually come to an end?
Astronomers once thought the universe could collapse in a Big Crunch. Now most agree it will end with a Big Freeze. Trillions of years in the future, long after Earth is destroyed, the universe will drift apart until galaxy and star formation ceases.
How do we know if space goes on forever?
We really don’t know if space goes on forever. The universe is big enough that we can’t see all of it for a number of reasons. And there are ways that we could live in a space that doesn’t go on forever, but still has no actual edge to it. It’s easier to imagine if we think about a universe with only two dimensions.
Does space ever end?
We don’t know for sure that space never ends. It seems most likely that either space goes on forever or that it wraps back around on itself like a circle.
Is there space outside of our observable bubble?
That’s a lot of time, but the universe is big enough that scientists are pretty sure that there’s space outside our observable bubble, and that the universe just isn’t old enough yet for that light to have reached us.
Will we ever meet each other in space?
Our part of space, or the observable universe, has a special shape: it is flat. That means if you and a friend each had your own rocket ship and you both took off and travelled in a straight line, for ever and ever, you would never meet. In fact, you would always stay exactly the same distance apart, within the observable universe.