A Hole in the Universe?
My personal theory of the cat question in physics is that it answers itself. The more we observe the universe, the more we discover that it’s way stranger than we thought, and it constantly surprises us. Here’s another example.
IN AUGUST, radio astronomers announced that they had found an enormous hole in the universe. Nearly a billion light years across, the void lies in the constellation Eridanus and has far fewer stars, gas and galaxies than usual. It is bigger than anyone imagined possible and is beyond the present understanding of cosmology. What could cause such a gaping hole? One team of physicists has a breathtaking explanation: “It is the unmistakable imprint of another universe beyond the edge of our own,” says Laura Mersini-Houghton of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
It is a staggering claim. If Mersini-Houghton’s team is right, the giant void is the first experimental evidence for another universe. It would also vindicate string theory, our most promising understanding of how the universe works at its most fundamental level.
That’s a big if, but it’s certainly interesting. Personally, I love the ideas of other realities. However, this could be nothing more than an anomaly. The universe has to be full of them. It’s a big place.
Proponents of the Electric Universe theory would likely conclude that this is simply an example of plasma in an electrically neutral state instead. Which would be a transitory condition dependent upon the variation in the strength of charge in neighboring plasmoids if I’m following the argument at all correctly. Sadly, not a given that.
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Posted by Will Brown on 11/25 at 05:25 PMI know what caused the hole.
It’s Galactus. That fat bastard!
He’s supposed to be on a diet!
Posted by Remulak MoxArgon on 11/26 at 07:10 AM
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