Can You Feel Expansion of the Whole Universe?
In today's newspaper, they presented an image of the universe as is observed from a satellite. The source is a press release of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that launched a new space observation platform last February. According to JAXA (http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/snews/2007/0711.shtml):
"The infrared astronomy satellite AKARI started the regular observations in May 2006. In the last one year, AKARI has carried out the All-Sky Survey observations to map the entire sky, as well as thousands of pointed observations of selected targets. Here we show the beautiful images constructed from the AKARI All-Sky Survey data..."
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In today's newspaper, they presented an image of the universe as is observed from a satellite. The source is a press release of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that launched a new space observation platform last February. According to JAXA (http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/snews/2007/0711.shtml):
"The infrared astronomy satellite AKARI started the regular observations in May 2006. In the last one year, AKARI has carried out the All-Sky Survey observations to map the entire sky, as well as thousands of pointed observations of selected targets. Here we show the beautiful images constructed from the AKARI All-Sky Survey data..."
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According to Hubble's law, the speed of expansion of the universe is proportional to distance.
Therefore, in our observation from the earth, the expansion of the universe around the earth looks very slow.
However, if we assume that the expansion speed is the same everywhere in the universe (93 billion light years) and the universe has been expanding at the same rate since its emergence (13.7 billion years old), the speed of expansion of the universe is as follows, since one light year is 9.46 x 10**15 meters:
[Speed of the Space] = 930 / 137 x 9.46 x 10**15
＝ 6.42 x 10**16 (meters/year)
= 19 x 10**16 (feet/year)
= 190,000,000,000,000,000 (feet/year)
If this expansion is observed from an orbit around the earth at the altitude of 100km (60 miles), the incremental expansion per year on the earth is as follows:
[Expansion per Year] = 6.42 x 10**16 x 100 x 10**3 / (930 x 10**8 x 9.46 x 10**15)
＝ 7.30 x 10**(-6) (meters/year)
= 20 x 10**(-6) (feet/year)
[Expansion per Second] = 7 x 10**(-13) (feet/second)
= 0.0000000000007 (feet/second)
(Note: One year is about 30 million [3 x 10**7] seconds.)
However as the present satellites mankind has ever launched on orbits can only measure a difference in the distance on the earth as small as 0.1 inches or so if they perform one year measurement, we cannot confirm the expansion of the universe on the earth by simply employing such conventional technologies.
(Refer to http://oshiete1.goo.ne.jp/qa3072220.html in Japanese, if possible.)
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The issue is that if there is somebody among mankind who can sense this very subtle expansion of the universe on the earth, what becomes of him or her.
I believe that Buddha could do, if he so wished.
I believe that Jesus Christ could do, if He so wished.
As every mankind is made of only atoms, and the size of an atom (including outer electrons) is about 10**(-10) meters or feet, you may try hard to feel the expansion of the whole universe "every second," which is about 1000 times smaller than an atom.
If you are an atom, the expansion of the universe per second is about your 0.1 inches.
Indeed, quantum physics based on mysterious observation and broken determinism of locations of particles should be reviewed in this context; there is no stable space around electrons and other elementary particles at all.
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There may be some errors in order in the above calculation. But, it must be one digit or so. Still an atom is far larger than the absolute increment per second of space being expanded along with every other part of the universe, but it is somehow within a range of perception for an atom.
Maybe, the movement of the whole universe is being felt by every atom in our body in every second, implication of which is extremely significant.
From this scientific fact, I suppose millions of dreams may emerge.
(But, above all, you must respect Jesus Christ and Buddha even only for this reason, as the whole universe is expanding at a pace of 0.0000000000007 feet/second.
Now, God has put me in more awe of Him. I will surely obey Him more; How about you?)
"GOD WILL GIVE COMPLETE FREEDOM TO THOSE WHO ARE HIS"
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There may be some errors in order in the above calculation. But, it must be one digit or so. Still an atom is far larger than the absolute increment per second of space being expanded along with every other part of the universe, but it is somehow within a range of perception for an atom.
Maybe, the movement of the whole universe is being felt by every atom in our body in every second, implication of which is extremely significant.
From this scientific fact, I suppose millions of dreams may emerge.
(But, above all, you must respect Jesus Christ and Buddha even only for this reason, as the whole universe is expanding at a pace of 0.0000000000007 feet/second.
Now, God has put me in more awe of Him. I will surely obey Him more; How about you?)
"GOD WILL GIVE COMPLETE FREEDOM TO THOSE WHO ARE HIS"