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Old 03-20-2008, 01:06 PM   #6
JimmytheT
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Isnt' the proof that it is expanding called "hubble's red shift"..the ability to measure how far stars are away from each other. Every single thing is moving away from each other...

It was explained to me like this:

The universe is like raisin bread expanding in the oven..each raisin is like a star and they are all moving away from each other.

???
Yes this is true. The evidence is almost irrefutable that the universe is expanding, and at a continually accelerated pace.

It may be safe to say however, that this gamma-ray burst actually occured prior to our Solar System's formation. We are witnessing an event that happened before our star was even in existence.
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