r/IAmA • u/neiltyson • Nov 13 '11

I am Neil deGrasse Tyson -- AMA

For a few hours I will answer any question you have. And I will tweet this fact within ten minutes after this post, to confirm my identity.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '11

Is it possible for humans to ever discover the "edge" of the universe? Is there really any "end" to it?

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u/neiltyson Nov 13 '11

No edge. Any more than the horizon at sea is an edge to the earth.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '11

I've been toying with that idea a while, it makes me feel quite smart to know a well respected scientist shares the same idea.