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Has first evidence of another universe been seen?By William Atkins Sunday, 25 November 2007 Astronomers announced in August 2007 the discovery of a large hole at the edge of our universe. Since then, theoretical physicist and cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton and colleagues have claimed it is an “unmistakable imprint of another universe beyond the edge of our own.”
The article entitled “Astronomers Find Enormous Hole in the Universe” discusses the August 2007 discovery of the hole. It is located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory website.
Dr. Laura Mersini-Houghton is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill).
The hole is estimated to be almost one billion light-years across, where one light-year is about 9.5 trillion kilometers (5.9 trillion miles) and is located within the constellation Eridanus.
The Mersini-Houghton team states that the hole is another universe at the edge of our own universe. Such an explanation, if true, would be the first experimental evidence of such an exo-universe, or a universe outside of our own universe.
Several teams of astronomers have used data from the NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to make examinations of this large hole. The hole first showed up in images of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, the radiation left over from the formation of the universe (what we call the big bang).
In images made by WMAP back in 2004, the volume of the hole showed up as being of a colder temperature than surrounding volumes of space because of less energy being ejected from the region.
The hole is not actually devoid of matter, only has far fewer galaxies and galactic clusters than normally found in a comparable volume of space. It is estimated that the hole has about 20 to 45% less galaxies than normal, which contributes to it being colder than other volumes of space.
Not knowing how far away the hole was located astronomers then began looking at the Sloan data to make comparisons with galaxies. They found that the hole was about 900 light-years across and about 8 billion light-years away. This hole is the largest one ever found, and is difficult to explain, with current models of the universe, as to why it exists. Standard cosmology theory says that such a large void in space is exceedingly unlikely.
Several teams have made claims at to the explanation for this hole. Some cosmologists say that large hole in space is a “topological defect,” a large knot in space.
The Mersini-Houghton team, however, says it is another universe at the edge of our own. They looked at string theory for the explanation. In string theory, 10500 universes (or string vacuums) are described, each with unique properties. They contend that the largeness of our universe is due to its vacuum counterbalancing gravity. This counter-gravity of the vacuum keeps our universe very large (rather than shrinking due to gravity)—larger than the other multitude of universes. The team says that smaller universes are positioned at the edge of our universe, and because of this interaction they are seen by us.
The team predicts that another giant void will eventually be found. The already found void is in the northern hemisphere. They contend another one will be found in the southern hemisphere.
Cosmologists are mixed as to the conclusions from the Mersini-Houghton team. Some call it very interesting, while others call it very speculative. Future tests will be made that will probably validate or reject their conclusion.
This article is based on the New Scientist article “The void: Imprint of another universe.” [subscription required]. It is a very interesting article and, if you have access to it, should provide you with some very thought-provoking reading.
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I hope it's not the universe in which Hitler won WWII and started to conquer space. Imagine if his scientists discovers the hole and starts planning to invade our universe. Blitzkrieg with lightspeed!
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With a hole that big, it's got to be the Natureverse. Then Llance can travel between universes without disrupting the border.
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I read an article that says that, by looking at the universe with our advanced machines, we're actually creating more black matter and precipitating the end of all things.
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our cameras are stealing the universe's soul, piece by piece.
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our cameras are stealing the universe's soul, piece by piece. A Native American belief- that cameras steal one's soul. What lurks in that alternate universe? I hope there is no Superboy in that one. Him and his wall punching ways!
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This opens up another possibility, too...
Let's say that this is actually a parallel universe that they have found..
Where things are similar, yet with differences.
There could be another RKMBs..
Another USA..
Another George Bush ( wasn't one overkill enough?? )
That would suggest another parallel afterlife for that universe.
Or, if there is only one afterlife, are therir several of each of us there, all from a different universe?
Dc will probably create a " Crisis on Infinite Afterlives " maxi series.
In full craptastic color!
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our cameras are stealing the universe's soul, piece by piece. A Native American belief- that cameras steal one's soul. Native Americans are dumm. It's a good thing the white man came along and set them straight.
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I'm sick of parallel notwedge lording his cowboy hat over me. bless you sir, for your futurama reference wub wub wub
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I am forced to wonder - is there a God for each of these parallel universes?
Or just the same God ( Ours ) for all of them?
And a Jesus for each universe? Or just the one?
Imagine if there were many of both. It would make those monthly staff meetings very confusing.
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I think they discovered hell.
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or maybe it's just a big hole.
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Well, we could always use it to dump garbage.
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
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Well, we could always use it to dump garbage. that is the most intelligent thing I have heard in this thread so far, even though it came from a Swede...
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I think they discovered hell. I have a theory that, for every movie ever made, it creates a new reality somewhere, a place where events in that movie are really happening. This new universe could be where all movies ever made are happening. Either that, or it's where Marvel's ill fated "New Universe" stories ended up. ugh
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Well, we could always use it to dump garbage. that is the most intelligent thing I have heard in this thread so far, even though it came from a Swede... Heh. 
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
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"Well, yeah."
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I read an article that says that, by looking at the universe with our advanced machines, we're actually creating more black matter and precipitating the end of all things.
Yeah. 
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