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Because that's! really cool

since i found out that the universe has been expanding at a increasingly faster rate, i have been curious as to what they have based this on. question...expanding from what point toward what point? ...does the point of original expansion have noticeably less dark matter then the point of destination? is all matter traveling at the same speed, or are parts of the universe traveling at different directions at different speeds? different galaxies seem to be colliding into one another, are they in a mini-traunch where that particular part of space moves in congruence, while at the same time expanding outward on a larger plane in unison with the rest of localized matter?

and obviously it seems rather arrogant to "call" the age of the universe at 13 billion years old (give or take a billion) when scientists measure the age only by the limit of present light gathering equipment? i could put out a theory that the universe is 50 billion years old and technically be correct, simply by saying that our "equipment" is much too antiquated to measure the true age.

All galaxies in their relative concentric areas (spheres) should shift red because of the variances of their relaitve speeds as they go outward. Our sphere is going outward faster than those closer to center,etc. while those galaxies within our sphere will shift red OR blue, because our outward speed is sort of uniform. Yet within that motion some are moving away and some getting closer. Space is like...the Ozarks, a big bunch of relatives

As Anonymous said.

It does seem to be paradoxical but note that I qualified my statement by saying there is variation in the motion on a "local" level. At the (very) large scale everything is moving away. With in the smaller scale of groups and clusters the relative motions of the objects vary.

Originally posted by Phage

As Anonymous said.

It does seem to be paradoxical but note that I qualified my statement by saying there is variation in the motion on a "local" level. At the (very) large scale everything is moving away. With in the smaller scale of groups and clusters the relative motions of the objects vary.

I appreciate your explanation. I look forward to more evidence coming online soon with more clarification as to what these "unknown structures" are.

Thanks for the break down Phange. I know there are about 300 extra solar planets that we know of.. Scientists think that some of them might share the same characteristics of Earth. IMO there has to be another planet that has life like we do. I'm not trying to bring this into the aliens catagory or anything, but the odds have to be good, right?

I wasn't trying to go off topic. What I'm thinking is that if there is more then one universe, then there are A LOT more planets then we had previously estimated.. Just thought the chances get better for there to be more planets capable of sustaining life as Earth does.