• The Universe has two trillion more galaxies than previously thought
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[url]https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/13/hubble-telescope-universe-galaxies-astronomy[/url] [t]http://i.imgur.com/01B0u2q.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]There are a dizzying two trillion galaxies in the universe, up to 20 times more than previously thought, astronomers reported on Thursday. The surprising finding, based on 3D modeling of images collected over 20 years by the Hubble Space Telescope, was published in the Astronomical Journal. Scientists have puzzled over how many galaxies the cosmos harbors at least since US astronomer Edwin Hubble showed in 1924 that Andromeda, a neighboring galaxy, was not part of our own Milky Way. But even in the era of modern astronomy, getting an accurate tally has proven difficult. To begin with, there is only part of the cosmos where light given off by distant objects has had time to reach Earth. The rest is effectively beyond our reach. And even within this “observable universe”, current technology only allows us to glimpse 10% of what is out there, according to the new findings. [/QUOTE]
Why I am not even suprised
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field showed galaxies so distant they were barely noticeable to us. Not surprised we've concluded there's even more out there. [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Hubble_ultra_deep_field_high_rez_edit1.jpg[/t] People should be humbled by news like this. It continues to demonstrate just how ridiculously small and insignificant our existence is-- which is actually fascinating at the same time because even though we are small and utterly insignificant, we're still a part of the universe (a conscious part at that). [editline]14th October 2016[/editline] We have no idea what's going on out there. That's as awesome as it is terrifying.
The, Universe both scares the living ever fuck out me but at same time I see so much bEautiful
ugh that means more people to socialize with, I just want to play video games all day
[video=youtube;ZL4yYHdDSWs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL4yYHdDSWs[/video] [video=youtube;GoW8Tf7hTGA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoW8Tf7hTGA[/video] relevant
[QUOTE=Govna;51204482]People should be humbled by news like this. It continues to demonstrate just how ridiculously small and insignificant our existence is-- which is actually fascinating at the same time because even though we are small and utterly insignificant, we're still a part of the universe (a conscious part at that).[/QUOTE] Then again if you think about it in the other direction you are also unfathomably massive and the impact you have on your surroundings simply by living and breathing and existing is unbelievable.
It's hard to imagine that only a hundred years ago we thought that the Milky Way was the only galaxy, while today we understand that there are at least 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe.
The stargate universe people are never getting home are they
Too bad we'll all be dead before we can even think about visiting all those galaxies. Unless quantum immortality is actually a thing...
Yeah, there's no way in fuck we can be the only living sentient things in this universe
[QUOTE=Daemon White;51205196]Yeah, there's no way in fuck we can be the only living sentient things in this universe[/QUOTE]That's a given, But the real question is, Are there any alien species like us that is possible to make any sort of contact with? Even with the most advanced technology, Another species like ours might be beyond our reach and beyond theirs.
Now I don't want to nitpick cause it's a cool article, but it's not two trillion MORE, our tally has REACHED two trillion Still nuts tho
The only galaxy we knew about was ours, duh, thats why its 2 trillion more.
[QUOTE=Govna;51204482] People should be humbled by news like this. It continues to demonstrate just how ridiculously small and insignificant our existence is-- which is actually fascinating at the same time because even though we are small and utterly insignificant, we're still a part of the universe (a conscious part at that). [/QUOTE] I [I]really[/I] hate when people say that. Yeah humanity is not significant on a cosmic scale, but then nothing is significant at that scale. So far we haven't even set foot on another planet, so why even compare ourselves to the universe? And on our current, planetary scale, a single person could potentially start a nuclear war, ending life as we know it, so I'd say humanity is pretty fuckin significant. There's no need to be humble before a bunch of rocks floating through vacuum
Well, you are not that different to those rocks hurling to space, you are made of the same things, you just happen to be sentient I guess
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;51206246]Well, you are not that different to those rocks hurling to space, you are made of the same things, you just happen to be sentient I guess[/QUOTE] But if nothing is significant, then we can't be insignificant It's pointless thinking about how small we are compared to SPACE [editline]15th October 2016[/editline] Instead of being humbled by the rocks we should go and mine them for natural resources
[QUOTE=Thunderbolt;51206224]I [I]really[/I] hate when people say that. Yeah humanity is not significant on a cosmic scale, but then nothing is significant at that scale. So far we haven't even set foot on another planet, so why even compare ourselves to the universe? And on our current, planetary scale, a single person could potentially start a nuclear war, ending life as we know it, so I'd say humanity is pretty fuckin significant. There's no need to be humble before a bunch of rocks floating through vacuum[/QUOTE] Also, the concept of scale itself is entirely within our own brains. So like, depending on what you focus on you can decide to either think we're tiny compared to the sun or massive compared to a molecule. It's irrelevant at this stage.
[QUOTE=Ithon;51205111]The stargate universe people are never getting home are they[/QUOTE] Why must you play with my emotions.
[QUOTE=Govna;51204482]People should be humbled by news like this. It continues to demonstrate just how ridiculously small and insignificant our existence is--.[/QUOTE] People shouldn't have to do anything, i for one feel incredibly special and privileged to be alive. Our lives are not insignificant at all and even less so considering there is so much out there and nothing yet known is as special that it can contemplate its own existence Especially considering we are made of the same stuff that everything else is made of... Yet we have brains and everything else does not. We are a way for the universe to experience itself. be it a roach being eaten my a colony of ants or a human reading socrates for the first time.
So is there really an end of the universe? Or can it theoretically go on forever.
What if the universe is so infinite that heat death is virtually impossible?
[QUOTE=Megadave;51206697]So is there really an end of the universe? Or can it theoretically go on forever.[/QUOTE] Theoretically it can be both endless and ended Physically for us humans, and considering the universal speed limit, there are parts of the universe we cannot ever hope to reach before the universe stops existing, not even if we leave right now with a light speed spaceship. Even with 100* FTL and so forth, probably it would take longer to travel to the end reaches of the universe then the universe will exist. That does not mean we cannot see the light of those places reach us today, only we see it as it was billions of years ago. Practically the universe probably has an end, but consider it an end like a bubble with everything inside it is the universe, everything outside is "not" the universe and the bubble constantly expands making new real estate inside of itself. [editline]15th October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=J!NX;51206702]What if the universe is so infinite that heat death is virtually impossible?[/QUOTE] Gonna be honest, i dont understand the math behind this but ive been told thats mathematically incredibly unlikely seeing as to how our local area moves.
[QUOTE=Blizzerd;51206711] Gonna be honest, i dont understand the math behind this but ive been told thats mathematically incredibly unlikely seeing as to how our local area moves.[/QUOTE] Yeah but, there isn't anything to say we aren't the only universe out there. Our universe could be relative to a galaxy or even a planet in terms of whats out there
[QUOTE=J!NX;51206739]Yeah but, there isn't anything to say we aren't the only universe out there. Our universe could be relative to a galaxy or even a planet in terms of whats out there[/QUOTE] I never made any comments for or against this, i never even mentioned it. Unless you mean we could somehow escape to another universe when the heat death happens, that seems rather implausible, since we would be escaping to god knows what where the laws of physics could very well be different.
just more chance of the ancient ones being out there
[QUOTE=Govna;51204482]The Hubble Ultra Deep Field showed galaxies so distant they were barely noticeable to us. Not surprised we've concluded there's even more out there. [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Hubble_ultra_deep_field_high_rez_edit1.jpg[/t] People should be humbled by news like this. It continues to demonstrate just how ridiculously small and insignificant our existence is-- which is actually fascinating at the same time because even though we are small and utterly insignificant, we're still a part of the universe (a conscious part at that). [editline]14th October 2016[/editline] We have no idea what's going on out there. That's as awesome as it is terrifying.[/QUOTE] We can't have an universe thread without Sagan-esque shit, can we? If your measure of "significance" is physical size and physical reach then you truly might be insignificant.
A diamond in a desert isn't worth less just because it's surrounded by vast amounts of sand, rather the opposite
[QUOTE=Govna;51204482]People should be humbled by news like this. It continues to demonstrate just how ridiculously small and insignificant our existence is-- which is actually fascinating at the same time because even though we are small and utterly insignificant, we're still a part of the universe (a conscious part at that).[/QUOTE] I don't really understand people that say this. What does "insignificant" actually even mean? I decide what's significant to me, and my apartment is therefor more significant than all of these galaxies. Something can't be just "significant" without there being someone it's "significant" to.
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