http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/05/24/may-24th-were-expanding-and-accelerating/ An astronomy podcast every day, all year Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:46:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/05/24/may-24th-were-expanding-and-accelerating/comment-page-1/#comment-4091 Joe L. Ogan Sun, 24 May 2009 15:44:27 +0000 http://365daysofastronomy.org/?p=1308#comment-4091 Dark Energy is supposedly accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Since it fills about 70% of space, it appears to me that it would push back on the opposite side of a given object with with equal force and thus nullifying the initial push. I am aware of the analogy of raisins in dough but that does not satisfy my curiosity. No one has ever explained this to my satisfaction. Is it possible that some other cause is the reason for the acceleration? Joe L. Ogan Dark Energy is supposedly accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Since it fills about 70% of space, it appears to me that it would push back on the opposite side of a given object with with equal force and thus nullifying the initial push. I am aware of the analogy of raisins in dough but that does not satisfy my curiosity. No one has ever explained this to my satisfaction. Is it possible that some other cause is the reason for the acceleration? Joe L. Ogan

]]> http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/05/24/may-24th-were-expanding-and-accelerating/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Joe L. Ogan Sun, 24 May 2009 15:42:48 +0000 http://365daysofastronomy.org/?p=1308#comment-4090 Dark Energy is supposedly accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Since it fills about 70% of space, it appears to me that it would push back on the opposite side of a given object with with eaual force and thus nullifying the initial push. I am aware of the analogy of raisins in dough but that does not satisfy my curiosity. No one has ever explained this to my satisfaction. Is it possible that some other cause is the reason for the acceleration? Joe L. Ogan Dark Energy is supposedly accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Since it fills about 70% of space, it appears to me that it would push back on the opposite side of a given object with with eaual force and thus nullifying the initial push. I am aware of the analogy of raisins in dough but that does not satisfy my curiosity. No one has ever explained this to my satisfaction. Is it possible that some other cause is the reason for the acceleration? Joe L. Ogan

]]> http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/05/24/may-24th-were-expanding-and-accelerating/comment-page-1/#comment-4088 New Podcast sponsered by EIU « EIU Astro Sun, 24 May 2009 14:45:30 +0000 http://365daysofastronomy.org/?p=1308#comment-4088 [...] New Podcast sponsered by EIU May 24, 2009 Posted by jcconwell in Astronomy. trackback http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/05/24/may-24th-were-expanding-and-accelerating/ [...] [...] New Podcast sponsered by EIU May 24, 2009 Posted by jcconwell in Astronomy. trackback http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/05/24/may-24th-were-expanding-and-accelerating/ [...]

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