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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most scientists agree it is finite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do they? There’s broad consensus on the size of the observable part, but what’s beyond that is surely more speculation than science.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Based on observations it seems that the universe curves in on itself. And is thus finite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty the curvature of the universe has actually been measured to be very close to 0, within margin of error, which would suggest an infinite universe. (It doesn't prove it by any means, though. The curvature could just too small to measure.)

However, the observable universe is indeed finite, due to the speed of light being finite.