Hubble Finds Mystery Alignment of 'Butterfly' Nebulae, page 3

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Good question!

No.

Haha.

It's all relative. The earth is the center of the universe, and the entire universe is whipping wildly around it... OR... Sol is the center of the universe, and the entire universe whips around it. Or does it whip at all?

The universe is not infinite, but it is finite beyond our understanding. The is very, very easily evidenced by the fact that there is matter. If the universe was infinite, there would not be matter. Bottom-line, ever.

Because we know that energy and matter like to spread out. Nothing would have coalesced. There would be no form.

Just because something is so grand that we are incapable of understanding it does not mean that it does not have boundaries.

For example, people want to say that black holes have infinite properties, but, clearly not. A "black hole" is so grand that we don't understand it. But it cannot be infinite because it would be a paradox, in an infinite universe AND in a finite universe.

For in a finite universe, there could only be one "black hole", technically, as the definition stands, and that still would most certainly be the center, regardless of its location.

IN an infinite universe, a similar problem arises. A "black hole" has infinite properties, so it is at constant battle with the universe. Now, in this model, it is possible for there to be multiple "black holes", but it is not possible for space and time to be preserved anywhere at all, even if only for one "black hole". The infinite loop is a paradox and is not able to function within the realm of -reality-.

I could go on. Maybe tomorrow.

Enjoy.