Tricky Dicky
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I dread to think of the binfest on here if that happened. I have a feeling there are a number of regulars on here who would insist they know more than he does.
More than a tube of Pringles required for that one.
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Stargazing Live
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I dread to think of the binfest on here if that happened. I have a feeling there are a number of regulars on here who would insist they know more than he does.
More than a tube of Pringles required for that one.
Basically this: the distant galaxies aren't moving away from us through space, the space between us is expanding (imagine dots on an expanding balloon: they're getting further apart not by moving through the rubber but by the rubber's expanding). So although nothing can travel THROUGH space faster than the speed of light, the space itself can expand faster than this.
vegster
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I did a bit of Physics that involved The Universe, Speed of light and sub-atomic particles etc. It is very demanding and complicated and it is difficult to get your head around the scale of things on a Universal/Sub-Atomic level. I know the basics but much is beyond my ability to comprehend. That's before we start on the real cutting edge stuff like string theory, I used to buy New Scientist and that was a favourite topic but baffled me.
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Ah, that's what I was after. Maybe that's the answer, thanks.
Tricky Dicky
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Love the subjects of Cosmology and particle physics. Have read a lot, and say I can follow it roughly - whether I understand it or appreciate the consequences is something else entirely.