Astronomers Describe Violent Universe


	Astronomers Describe Violent Universe

pokkets

1-14-2008 2:51 AM

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pokkets says:

We have to change the way we see the universe, as we see the universe changing. While we can try and work out where it is going to go by looking at where it has been it might be a mistake to think that the universe only one way.
When you think about the distribution of mass, time is going to be pretty gnarly.

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