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Since light has a finite speed how does it influence our observations of distant stars and galaxies?
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What are the best indications that the universe is expanding?
A misunderstanding of red shift is the indicator is expanding. The correct understanding of red shift indicates the universe is in continuity, not expanding and is finite. RED SHIFT OF DISTANT GALAXIES.
If the universe is infinite then why are there a finite amount of galaxies?
It is not yet certain what size the Universe is, not even approximately - but it is probably not infinite. If you have seen an estimate about the number of galaxies in the Universe, it probably referred to the OBSERVABLE Universe, which is definitely not infinite.
What type of connection is used to connect a modem to a distant computer and stays connected for a finite period of time?
Dial Up
What evidence is there that the universe was different in the past?
We observe the universe with our various telescopes. Since light travels at a finite speed, it takes time for any light to travel from an object (say, a galaxy), to your telescope. Therefore, for any distant object, you are not seeing the object as it appears now, but as it appeared when the light left it.For very distant objects this can be billions of years, and further back in time you look, the more different the universe appears. Beyond about 13 billion years, there are no galaxies, for example.
Why do people say looking at stars is like looking in the past?
Because the speed of light is finite (around 186,000 miles per second) and the stars are so distant, it takes a long time for the light to reach the telescope from the stars - at least 4.2 years. Many objects are millions of light years distant, meaning that what we see in the sky is from the distant past.
Is the number of asteroids over 0.5 miles?
It is a finite number.It is a finite number.It is a finite number.It is a finite number.
Is the universe really big?
According to the most-current theories and observations, there is no finite limit to the size of the Universe. Measurements seem to indicate that "space itself" has expanded at an incredible rate since the Big Bang (which left behind a 'microwave background' of detectable radiation). This expansion was still carrying stars and galaxies away from each other when their light headed toward Earth a few hundred million years ago. (see link)
Why is the universe really big?
According to the most-current theories and observations, there is no finite limit to the size of the Universe. Measurements seem to indicate that "space itself" has expanded at an incredible rate since the Big Bang (which left behind a 'microwave background' of detectable radiation). This expansion was still carrying stars and galaxies away from each other when their light headed toward Earth a few hundred million years ago. (see link)
Is countries of the world finite or infinite?
Yes
Is every subset of a finite set is a finite?
prove that every subset of a finite set is a finite set?
Use finite in a sentence?
There are a finite number of apartments. Finite numbers may be large or small. There are a finite number of states. The number of molds in my fridge is not exactly finite.
Is it the universe finite or infinite?
universe is actually finite but we've not yet fond its edges, as we know that millions of planets, stars and so many kind of other bodies combined and form our galaxy, similarly millions of galaxies combined and form this huge and complex structure of our universe like unbreakable chains of molecules forming the complex structure of our body.
