Is there an end to the universe?

The end result is unknown; a simple estimation would have all the matter and space-time in the universe collapse into a dimensionless singularity back into how the universe started with the Big Bang, but at these scales unknown quantum effects need to be considered (see Quantum gravity).

What happens if you reach the edge of the universe?

Since these distant galaxies are receding away from earth at a speed faster than light, the light from these galaxies will never reach us, no matter how long we wait. The edge of the observable universe cannot keep up with the expansion of the universe so that many galaxies are eternally beyond our observation.

What is beyond edge of universe?

But “infinity” means that, beyond the observable universe, you won’t just find more planets and stars and other forms of material…you will eventually find every possible thing.

How long until the universe ends?

22 billion years in the future is the earliest possible end of the Universe in the Big Rip scenario, assuming a model of dark energy with w = −1.5. False vacuum decay may occur in 20 to 30 billion years if Higgs boson field is metastable.

What will be the last thing in the universe?

About a googol years from now — that’s a 1 followed by 100 zeroes — the last objects in the universe, supermassive black holes, will finish evaporating via Hawking radiation. After this, the universe enters a so-called Dark Era, where matter is just a distant memory.

How far away is the edge of the universe?

46.1 billion light-years
When we take all of the available data together, we arrive at a unique value for everything together, including the distance to the observable cosmic horizon: 46.1 billion light-years. The observable Universe might be 46 billion light years in all directions from our point of view,…

Where in the universe are we?

In the vast, expanding space known as the universe, humans reside on a small, rocky planet called Earth. Our planet is part of a discrete solar system in an arm of the spiral shaped Milky Way Galaxy.

Is Outer Space infinite?

The observable universe is finite in that it hasn’t existed forever. It extends 46 billion light years in every direction from us. (While our universe is 13.8 billion years old, the observable universe reaches further since the universe is expanding). The observable universe is centred on us.

Is there really anything outside of the universe?

If you take it to mean literally all the things that could possibly exist in all of space and time, then there can’t be anything outside the universe. Even if you imagine the universe to have some finite size, and you imagine something outside that volume, then whatever is outside also has to be included in the universe.

What does the edge of the universe look like?

Let’s start by starting at our present location, and looking out as far into the distance as we can. Nearby, the stars and galaxies we see look very much like our own. But as we look farther away, we [+] see the Universe as it was in the distant past: less structured, hotter, younger, and less evolved.

Can you look out into space and see other universes?

In other words, we could look out into space and see a cosmic bruise, and know that’s where our universe is colliding with another one. Well, have astronomers looked out into space, in search of some sign that our Universe is interacting with other universes?

Are there bubble universes outside of the universe?

If these bubble universes got close enough, there might be a way they could rub together, to interact in ways that were detectable from within the Universe. In other words, we could look out into space and see a cosmic bruise, and know that’s where our universe is colliding with another one.