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A new study of cosmic background radiation data only recently available hints that the universe is finite and bears a rough resemblance to a soccer ball. If proven by further evidence and scrutiny, the model would represent a major discovery about the nature of the cosmos. ... Theories about whether space is finite or infinite,
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But more importantly, you did not seem to address the second part of my question, as to whether a finite universe implies that there is something outside the universe which defines its limits, or whether there is nothing (and what exactly would "nothing" be - same as empty space, or something else?). But you did...
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The Finite Universe Hypothesis ... Finite Universe is the hypothesis that: ... If the Finite Universe hypothesis is true, the entire universe is finite in every respect - including temporally.
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Does the Universe have a beginning or and end? Does it have an edge or boundary? Is the Universe finite or infinite? These are important questions when one tries to understand the Secret of the Universe. An argument for a finite universe with no beginning or end is presented in the page at the following link.
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New data suggests space is set up something like the surface of a soccer ball, with cosmic patches stitched together to form a decidedly finite universe. ... An infinite or open universe would result from an infinite amount of matter. A finite amount of matter would generate a finite, or closed universe.
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A finite universe may seem impossible. We recognize the end of physical extension of an entity partly by observing a boundary or border shared by the entity and something else extending outside or beyond the entity.
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Among the startling possibilities are those corresponding to a finite universe, in which a starship could blast off on a voyage of a few billion light-years in one direction and eventually return from another direction.
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A Finite Universe? (May 27, 2004) ... Is our universe finite or infinite? It is not easy to understand this question, let alone answer it. However, researchers are analyzing new data which may help answer several fundamental questions about the nature of our universe.
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A closed or finite universe is one in which, after having traveled in one direction on it, you can find yourself back to where you started. Barring any new ... A closed and finite universe may also mean that the average density of matter inside it is greater than what is known as the critical density. Combining what they...
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