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No problemo! This 'speculation' forum seems like a pretty funky place Thanks for the response also. Though I must admit, I did not read the entirety of all those links. A bit TOO intense for my mere mortal brain Things like this video here are more up my alley So errrmm.... Based on the above links, and kinda off this video. I have a few more questions. 1 - So we believe the Universe (and I guess by proxy, 'infinite' also) is FLAT rather than spherical / saddle shaped. So if I did fly off in a rocket in a straight line, I would NOT return to my original destination? 2 - Going on from the Baloon expansion idea... Am I to take it that (as the video puts it) Baryonic matter is NOT expanding. So all the Galaxies / stars etc are only PHYSICALLY moving away from one another almost as if they are being DRAGGED along by the Universe expansion? They themselves are not actually expanding? Thanks!

Hey guys. MASSIVE Science newb here. But recently I've REALLY started to get into it. Been watching lots of interviews / documentaries etc... I would LOVE to get answers (or just enter into a dialogue) concerning my questions from people who know their stuff! I've read that on account of the Big Bang,the universe is expanding, and that one day, galaxies and stars etc, will be SO far away, the night sky will be dark and no telescopes will be able to pick anything up insofar as light goes. So I cooked up this theory in my mind.... IF the nature of infinity is more akin to a circle rather than a straight line (i.e... If I set off in a spaceship, and travel straight, I will one day arrive back where I started).... Then surely, one day... ALL the stars / galaxies that have gone so far away, will RE-APPEAR in the OPPOSITE direction? So if I look into a telescope and whitness a Galaxy moving away from us to the point where we no longer see it...... X ammount of time later, we surely should be able to turn that telescope in the absolute OPPOSITE direction and see that same Galaxy? Only now it's headed toward us as opposed to going away from us right? Ergo... - Big Bang happens - All matter in the universe shoots away in all directions but ultimately comes BACK around to where it started (assuming heat death doesn't occur before this can happen) - Big Crunch occurs - All matter gets so dense in Big Crunch it EXPLODES back out into another Big Bang and Universe is renewed once more. So my theory is.... Based on the above.... That the Universe is actually a big 'self perpetual motion' machine! I would love to hear your thoughts on this Tell me I'm wrong and why ^^.... I have a great thirst for scientific discovery right now!