© The Independent, UK'The universe has basically sat down on the sofa, pulled up a blanket and is about to nod off for an eternal doze'.
A wide-spectrum survey of the galaxies has revealed the precise levels of energy generated within an immense segment of space and found that it is only half of what it was 2bn years ago - and that it is continuing to fade.
Previous work had already discovered that the conversion of matter to energy in the cosmos was declining but this is the most detailed survey to date of the sky across a wide range of light wavelengths, astronomers said.
Researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Western Australia used seven of the world's most powerful telescopes to observe galaxies at 21 different wavelengths of light, from the far ultraviolet to the far infrared - the most comprehensive audit of the energy output of a nearby part of the Universe.
Initial observations were conducted using the Anglo-Australian Telescope in New South Wales and supporting observations were made by two orbiting space telescopes operated by NASA and another belonging to the European Space Agency, scientists said. The research is part of the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (Gama) project, the largest multi-wavelength survey of space.
"We used as many space and ground-based telescopes we could get our hands on, to measure the energy output of over 200,000 galaxies across as broad a wavelength range as possible," said Professor Simon Driver of the ICRAR, who presented the findings at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly in Honolulu.
"While most of the energy sloshing around was created in the aftermath of the Big Bang, additional energy is constantly being released by stars as they fuse elements like hydrogen and helium together," Professor Driver says.
All energy in the Universe was created in the Big Bang but a portion of it is locked up in the form of matter, which can be converted into energy as described by Albert Einstein's famous equation: E=mc2.
"This newly released energy is either absorbed by dust as it travels through the host galaxy, or escapes into intergalactic space and travels until it hits something such as another star, planet, or very occasionally a telescope mirror," Professor Driver said.
"The Universe will decline from here on in, sliding gently into old age. The Universe has basically sat down on the sofa, pulled up a blanket and is about to nod off for an eternal doze," he said.
The team of researchers hope to expand the work to map energy production over the entire history of the Universe, using a swathe of new facilities, including the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array, which is due to be built in Australia and South Africa over the next decade.
Astronomers estimate that the Big Bang, when the Universe was created, took place about 13.8bn years ago. The stars and galaxies are still expanding at an accelerating rate, suggesting there is a mysterious "dark energy" overcoming the unifying effects of gravity.
However, some cosmologists believe that gravity will eventually win out as dark energy runs out of steam, which will eventually begin to pull all the matter of the Universe together over billions of years, ending in something called the Big Crunch.
This article is collective insanity. Let us be clear on one thing; gravity is profoundly misunderstood. It is not a primary force; it is a consequence of electromagnetism. There was no Big Bang. But there may have been something "infinitely dense" about thinking the universe just happened to begin a mere 13.8 billion years ago. Humans are egotistical beyond description. Not even the universe could exist without them.
Someday soon it will be understood that Jesus was a man of science, and that his statements in Mathew 24 concerning the end times (a coming catastrophe the likes of which the world has never seen before or will ever see again, but which mankind will survive) are based upon a deep understanding of the electric universe, not fairy tales. What would he have to say about such childish thought as we find presented in this article?
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
--King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
If you are to learn anything in this lifetime, you must go beyond the realization that academia and “scientists” in general are madmen. What they espouse as truth is mere fiction, from the Big Bang and black holes to dark matter. I wish it were as simple as collective insanity based on incorrect assumptions and the quagmire of unnecessarily complex mathematical equations. But I fear their raison d’être is not the pursuit of truth and the betterment of mankind. It is more akin to a grotesque, frightened survival instinct. Question the validity of anything they think, and they will find some imperfectly formed grain of sand in your argument and turn it into a haboob, making it impossible for anyone in the vicinity of their madness to see anything clearly. This utterly singular ability to destroy free thinkers is their real claim to fame.
The simple truth of the matter is that our colleges and universities are backwaters. And some of our finest scientist at NASA still think that rocks flying through space are really dirty snowballs. At this point in the evolution of the electric universe school of thought, their inability to admit that they are perversely wrong is a testament to the fact that our academic institutions are citadels of ignorance. They are impediments to progress, living testimonies to the feebleness of the human mind. In short, they are the scribes and pharisees of this generation.
But all this is well known, so what exactly did Jesus mean when he said to “let the dead bury their dead?” The first step on the long road of truth is the realization that you cannot save those you leave behind. With each milepost the distance between you and them becomes greater. All of us who travel down this road long to tell those left behind of the magnificent, breathtaking vistas. But the further down this road you travel the more difficult it becomes to translate this new found knowledge into something those left behind can understand. Eventually, they will snipe at you for trying. This is what Jesus meant when he said, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” The only way to love those left behind to forge ahead.