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What is the Shape of the Universe?
If you could peek outside the universe to see what it looks like, what would you see?Credit: Illustration: Karl Tate, based on a photo of Galaxy M74 (NASA, ESA, and Hubble Heritage Collaboration) and the engraving "Awakening of the Pilgrim" from "The Atmosphere: Popular Meteorology" by Camille Flammarion, 1888 If you could somehow manage to step outside of the universe, what would it look like?
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The shape of the universe depends on its density. If the density is more than the critical density, the universe is closed and curves like a sphere 🔄; if less, it will curve like a saddle ↩️. But if the actual density of the universe is equal to the critical density, as scientists think it is, then it will extend forever like a flat piece of paper ↔️.
Credit: NASA/WMAP 🚀
Measurements indicate that the universe is flat, suggesting that it is also infinite in size. 💫