[klaatumail] Re: travel faster than light
- From: "Bradley, David" <David_Bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 14:17:47 +0000
Jens,
One has nothing to do with the other.
If EVERYTHING that exists in our universe came out of the Big Bang, then we
started at the same location as that 14 billion year old light. In order for
us to reach our position in space before that 14 billion year old light did, we
would have had to travel faster than the speed of light. They estimate the
universe is only 14 to 15 billion years old. If the light is from 14 billion
years ago, as they claim it is, and it's just reaching our (telescope's) eyes
now, we only had at most a 1 billion year head start on it, which means in
order for that light to reach where we are currently located at the same time
we are currently located here, then we'd have had to move at 14/15 the speed of
light (or faster if the universe is less than 15 billion years old) in order to
be here now to see the light reach here now.
It's got nothing to do with light from our sun (which I believe is 8 minutes
away, not 8 seconds away, but I could be wrong). And light that is being
created by suns in between the big bang and here isn't what's being an issue
for me. The specific light is light from 14 billions years ago that has taken
14 billion years to reach our point in space where we currently are located
after travelling between 14 and 15 billion years.
Dave
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