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At the end of the article, it says that the findings will soon be reported in the Astrophysical Journal. We will have to wait to see untill then.

Atheist, Thanks for clearing this up. This makes much more sense to me now. I have heard of this balloon analogy quite a few times, but have never really fully appreciated it because it seems way over-simplified. Can you extend this analogy to our three space dimensional/one time dimensional universe? Essentially, how does space bend back onto itself (if we start in a straight line and travel infinitely far, we will end up where we started)? I am puzzled by this, and how this works in a three-D universe. It is easy to see on the 2D surface of a balloon. Thanks!

Very Cool. Check out this article on Fox News.

I seem to be incorrect as to the accelerating expansion of the universe being a "known fact", but there is VERY strong evidence for it through observation. Here is an example I took from one of many websites that discusses this issue. Look into it further. It is incredibly interesting......[/i] Why do we think that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating? "The universe appears to be expanding at an accelerating rate. This is inferred because distant supernovae are unexpectedly dim. This is interpreted as implying that the expansion of the universe is faster now than it was before. This expansion is in turn explained by some mysterious repulsive force that is pushing the universe apart." This can be a topic of another debate, but for now, and assuming, that the universe is accelerating in its expansion, can someone answer my question?

Wait, I thought that increasing redshift values of distant galaxies and quasars as their distances from Earth increase, indicates a universe that is not only expanding, but accelerating in its expansion.

This is my first post. I had a thought occur to me the other day that seemed intriguing, but did not add up to me. I am fairly new at physics as a recreational hobby, so don't be insulted if this seems silly. It is a known fact that the universe is accelerating in its expansion. This implies a speed of expansion less than that of c, due to Einstein's Relativity Theory. Is it therefore possible for information in the form of electromagnetic/gravitational waves to "leak out" of our universe? If so what implications may this hold? If this is completely out of line, tell me where my flaw in logic is .