this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2025
791 points (98.6% liked)

Memes

49562 readers
2223 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago (22 children)

I know we're in a meme community but this did get me thinking... Not only is the Earth spinning but it's also in an orbit around the Sun which is also orbiting around the center of the Milky Way which is moving through space relative to other galaxies and so on.

Do we have enough information to calculate a position in space in the future for Earth without a fixed reference other than current point?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I don't think we have a relative fixed point to go off unless you choose the centre of the big bang. It's all relative to other things around us which are also moving lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

There actually isn't a center of the big bang, every point is expanding away equally.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (20 replies)