How far and deep does space extend?

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  1. Anjili profile image66
    Anjiliposted 13 years ago

    How far and deep does space extend?

    The expanse of space

  2. Right On Time profile image60
    Right On Timeposted 13 years ago

    I'll go grab my tape measure and be back to let you know... smile

  3. Smaridge01 profile image67
    Smaridge01posted 13 years ago

    Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and  ever and ever some more.

    I mean, really...  it goes a long, long way... or then again... the short answer is:

    Space goes and goes and goes until it hits something.  Really, think about it.

  4. RocketCityWriter profile image76
    RocketCityWriterposted 13 years ago

    The extent of space can be characterized by the time 'space' has been in existence. In the case of our Universe, the current evidence shows that the Universe is approximately 13.75 billion years old, give or take a few hundred million years. However, this is only the extent of the known Universe, what we can see or infer from what we do see. Also, from General Relativity, we know that the Universe is still expanding - space itself is expanding. There are a variety of methods used to calculate both the age and expansion rate of the Universe and equally as many theories about the accuracy of each. When we look at the Cosmic Microwave Background we are seeing light that has been in the Universe since the beginning of time as we know it, essentially we are seeing the edge of the Universe in a somewhat abstract kind of way.

  5. AngusNz profile image60
    AngusNzposted 13 years ago

    Be careful "Right On Time", wherever you measure you will always end up where you started, might take a few years as well.
    Our problem is that we are stuck in three dimensions and time is relative to speed so no matter how we tried we would never find an ending as it does not exist. Certainly not in three dimensions.

 
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