How big is the Universe? (Creator, God, Allah, Qur'an)

[Cordoba]

Yes, we may never know how big the universe really is, despite the advanced technology of today.

All what we see in the universe at the moment is the position of galaxies, stars and planets a long time ago, as it takes millions or billions of years for light to reach us from the distant areas of the universe

But thinking about it is good food for thought ...

[throwback]

Originally Posted by Cordoba

- If you add 22 zero after the number 10, that would give the aproximate [sic] number of stars in each galaxy !!!

Actually, that would give you the approximate number of stars in the visible universe.

[Francine]

Originally Posted by Cordoba

The Creator tells us in the Qur'an (56:75-76) that we will never know the real position of stars

That was before the Hipparcos satellite gave us parallax radial measurements more accurate than any earthbound measurements had previously achieved.

[Don Penguinoini]

Its as big as you want it to be.

[Don Penguinoini]

Originally Posted by wednesday

Penguino - im pretty sure that is based on a computer generated mathematical equation, i guess we'll find out how accurate it was in a couple of billion years wont we

Does anyone believe that the universe does have a size and is not unlimited.

[Francine]

Originally Posted by Cordoba

All what we see in the universe at the moment is the position of galaxies, stars and planets a long time ago, as it takes millions or billions of years for light to reach us from the distant areas of the universe

Yes, but since it is not possible to obtain light from further than a certain point, we cannot say there is a universe beyond that point. All we can say is that there is a universe up to that point, because we have evidence of it in the form of light. We might speculate that there are always more galaxies, but until we gather evidence, we can only speculate. So, for right now, the universe is as big in light-years as the age of the oldest light.

[MidnightBlue]

As archy the cockroach says:

the men of science are talking
about the size and shape of the universe again
i thought i had settled that for them
years ago it is as big as you think it is
and it is spherical in shape
can you prove it isn't
it is round like a ball or an orange
providence made it that shape
so it would roll when he kicked it
and if you ask me how i know this
the answer is that that is just what
i would do myself

[Don Penguinoini]

Archy is a big fat ugly retard.

[Cordoba]

Originally Posted by Francine

That was before the Hipparcos satellite gave us parallax radial measurements more accurate than any earthbound measurements had previously achieved.

Even if the measurements are more accurate, what we see in the sky is a historical picture of the universe, not the real position of the stars today

If light takes a billion years from a distant star to reach the earth, what we see today is the position of that star a billion years ago, not its real position now

It may not even exist any more .....

[MidnightBlue]

Originally Posted by penguino

Archy is a big fat ugly retard.

Blast Femur!

Well, he is a cockroach.