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I don't know anything about this at all. But I often think about it! I read something once that led me to believe there is no dark matter here on Earth. But I k
by cryptoz 2y ago
I don't know anything about this at all. But I often think about it! I read something once that led me to believe there is no dark matter here on Earth. But I know nothing about this so don't take my word for it. My question has been, if the universe is expanding, am I expanding? Is Earth expanding? Surely it would have to be, (?!) because I keep getting told that the universe isn't expanding into anything but rather, space itself is expanding. Well, I am part of space itself, so am I expanding? Ever so slightly?
I think I read that no, in fact, I am not expanding. The space that I occupy is also not expanding. In fact, no space anywhere near us is expanding. The expansion (we think?!) happens due to dark matter (?) which is not evenly distrubuted and which we can kind of measure (?) and we can know that there isn't any here (?)
Maybe someone who knows more about this can fill in the question marks or otherwise correct me.
- hollerith 2y ago>if the universe is expanding, am I expanding? Is Earth expanding? No. I've heard experts say so explicitly. The exception is that if the expansion continues to accelerate, then billions of years from now first planets, then people will be ripped apart. Also the expansion is due to dark energy which is quite different from dark matter. dark energy is everywhere but (for now) it is weak enough that, e.g., gravity can easily hold the planet together.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 2y agoIt's not really energy, you can't heat a home with it. it's just a fitting parameter introduced by Einstein to make his theory match the observed universe.
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