Originally Posted by G.B Turbo Solutions
also, the measurement of the universe is in theory
it is impossible for us to measure
at the rate the universe is expanding, although slowing down, the time it would take to "find" a new part of the universe with our current technology, another bit has been made, and by the time we do find it, another bit has been made
we can however, look back in time
because the time it takes to recieve light via the most advanced telescopes
we are reciving images that happened millions of years ago
in the same way that the sun is 8 light minutes awayso the light we see from the sun, was what the sun looked like 8 minutes go
edit
i stole the last bit in bold from a website to explain what i meant
carl
we can have a good idea at the size of the universe... its a very clever method that i cant remember... its asimilar way that they have an idea of how old the universe is! NASA and the european space comitee people are arguing over a few million years though... same with the size... they are both arguing over a few million meters... but whats a few million when its around the 10^83 big...
oh and i know you got it off another site... but its the sun is not "8 light minutes away"... its 8 earth minutes away... measurements are all relative... just thought i would let you know...