Delta4Embassy
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Came to me last night literally climbing into bed, pausing and wondering about getting back on here but the bed was so comfy.
A recent discovery confirming the existence of gravitational waves and thus Inflation Theory (after the big bang, the universe expanded faster than the speed of light, but not in the sense of breaking 'c' as much as warping space.)
Gravity Waves from Big Bang Detected - Scientific American
The universe is about 13.4 billion years old. Yet the diameter of the universe according to best guesses is about 80 billion light-years in diameter. This fact, now confirmed seems to indicate how space-time can in fact warp. Thus the actual expansion of space-time (the universe et al.) can expand in effect faster than light-speed. The actual matter in the universe can't exceed 'c' however.
While we may never be able to make vehicles to warp space-time ourselves oweing to the energy requirements, it seems at least hopefully as a proof-of-concept.
A recent discovery confirming the existence of gravitational waves and thus Inflation Theory (after the big bang, the universe expanded faster than the speed of light, but not in the sense of breaking 'c' as much as warping space.)
Gravity Waves from Big Bang Detected - Scientific American
The universe is about 13.4 billion years old. Yet the diameter of the universe according to best guesses is about 80 billion light-years in diameter. This fact, now confirmed seems to indicate how space-time can in fact warp. Thus the actual expansion of space-time (the universe et al.) can expand in effect faster than light-speed. The actual matter in the universe can't exceed 'c' however.
While we may never be able to make vehicles to warp space-time ourselves oweing to the energy requirements, it seems at least hopefully as a proof-of-concept.