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What shape is the universe? (2021)

35 pointsby danboarderover 1 year ago

7 comments

throwoutwayover 1 year ago
&gt; Roughly 68 percent of the universe is dark energy and 27 percent is dark matter.<p>Dark matter is hypothetical and dark energy is assumed but some studies purport it&#x27;s standing as questionable. The more popsci I read the less I want to read
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jrflowersover 1 year ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;timecube.2enp.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;timecube.2enp.com&#x2F;</a>
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kazinatorover 1 year ago
&gt; <i>Flat as far as the eye can see</i><p>50 km on a good day.
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pllbnkover 1 year ago
A relevant video by Veritasium which provides a lot more context: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=lFlu60qs7_4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=lFlu60qs7_4</a>
rwmjover 1 year ago
<i>&gt; six protons per 1.3 cubic yards</i><p>I assume this is some weird attempt to translate &quot;cubic meter&quot; for a US audience?
dontbesquareover 1 year ago
The universe is shaped like a doughnut.
hulituover 1 year ago
&gt; As far as cosmologists can tell, space is almost perfectly flat.<p>I knew it. Yet every now and then comes someone claiming that the earth is round. &#x2F;s