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moonshinegnomie

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7. a lot os space boggles my mind

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:21 PM

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for example nothing can move faster than the speed of light. the universe is about 14 billion years old.
yet we have seen objects 30+ billion light years away. I know the explanation but it still messes my mind up,as does quantum mechanics

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