Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Big Rip and the Edge of the Universe
We have no idea where or if the Universe has an edge, only that we could never reach it without a fast and light spaceship. Some folks would say that there's no space beyond that edge, that might be the case, but there's no evidence for that. The Universe has no center, one of the governing principles of modern physics since Isaac Newton's day was that the Universe has no meaningful center. It is entirely possible the Big Bang is merely a local event in a wider Universe or that the Universe Big Bang, but was already infinite when it did so.
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