{"id":213953,"date":"2025-05-14T06:08:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe"},"modified":"2025-05-14T06:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:08:33","slug":"misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe","title":{"rendered":"Misconceptions About Space, Time &amp; The Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BAU_8i17OLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our Universe is vast, ancient, and mysterious. It\u2019s no surprise that in our quest to explore and explain it, many misconceptions have arisen.<\/p>\n<p>The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare <a href=\"https:\/\/skl.sh\/isaacarthur05231\">https:\/\/skl.sh\/isaacarthur05231<\/a><br \/> Join this channel to get access to perks:<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacarthursfia\">@isaacarthursfia<\/a>.<br \/> Visit our Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net\">http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net<\/a>.<br \/> Join Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a>.<br \/> Support us on Patreon: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> Support us on Subscribestar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a<\/a>\u2026 Group: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ 1,583,992,725,237,264 Reddit: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaacarthur Twitter: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ discord Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode\u2019s Audio-only version: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe Episode\u2019s Narration-only version: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ misconceptions-about-space-time-the-univer\u2026 \u25ac Common Misconceptions \u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac 0:00 Intro 2:34 Space is Huge 3:58 Space has no gravity 6:29 Space is not Dark 7:57 Space is Cold 12:14 Space is Empty 14:49 Explosive Decompression 16:31 No Noise in Space 17:48 Black Holes Suck 18:51 You can\u2019t escape a Black Hole 22:37 Nothing goes faster than light 24:23 The Edge of The Universe is 13 Billion Light Years Away 27:23 The Universe has no Edge 29:31The Universe has no Center 30:13 We aren\u2019t the Center of the Universe 32:48 Earth Orbits the Sun 35:34 The Sun is a fiery Yellow Dwarf 38:29 Time on Spaceships runs very slow 40:17 The Universe ends with the last stars Credits: Misconceptions About Space, Time &amp; The Universe Science &amp; Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 394, May 11, 2023 Written, Produced &amp; Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Briana Brownell David McFarlane Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound <a href=\"http:\/\/epidemicsound.com\/creator\">http:\/\/epidemicsound.com\/creator<\/a>.<br \/> Facebook Group: \/ 1583992725237264<br \/> Reddit: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> Twitter: \/ isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.<br \/> SFIA Discord Server: \/ discord.<\/p>\n<p>Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode\u2019s Audio-only version: \/ misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe.<br \/> Episode\u2019s Narration-only version: \/ misconceptions-about-space-time-the-univer\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u25ac Common Misconceptions \u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac<br \/> 0:00 Intro.<br \/> 2:34 Space is Huge.<br \/> 3:58 Space has no gravity.<br \/> 6:29 Space is not Dark.<br \/> 7:57 Space is Cold.<br \/> 12:14 Space is Empty.<br \/> 14:49 Explosive Decompression.<br \/> 16:31 No Noise in Space.<br \/> 17:48 Black Holes Suck.<br \/> 18:51 You can\u2019t escape a Black Hole.<br \/> 22:37 Nothing goes faster than light.<br \/> 24:23 The Edge of The Universe is 13 Billion Light Years Away.<br \/> 27:23 The Universe has no Edge.<br \/> 29:31The Universe has no Center.<br \/> 30:13 We aren\u2019t the Center of the Universe.<br \/> 32:48 Earth Orbits the Sun.<br \/> 35:34 The Sun is a fiery Yellow Dwarf.<br \/> 38:29 Time on Spaceships runs very slow.<br \/> 40:17 The Universe ends with the last stars.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<br \/> Misconceptions About Space, Time &amp; The Universe.<br \/> Science &amp; Futurism with Isaac Arthur.<br \/> Episode 394, May 11, 2023<br \/> Written, Produced &amp; Narrated by Isaac Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>Editors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe\">Continue reading \u201cMisconceptions About Space, Time &amp; The Universe\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Universe is vast, ancient, and mysterious. 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