What is the Universe expanding into.?

Question

I have a tough one. Heres some background info. When a balloon is inflated it takes up space. if everything is inside the Universe and the Universe is also expanding what is the universe expanding into. When i asked my teacher on the day we were discussing this she quickly changed the subject. I don't need a definitive answer (because there isn't one) but i just need a little clarity

Answer 1

The 3rd Heaven

2 Corinthians 12:2-5

1st heaven- atmosphere

2nd heaven- the cosmos

Answer 2

mrs gilian will just avoid your question and so will i

Answer 3

Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy. -- Albert Einstein

As near as i can tell, space is created as the Universe expands. But not just at the edges, everywhere.

Check out the current Radiolab podcast with Brian Greene.

Answer 4

There are a few theors however they really dont know since they dont have that sort of tecknology . One theory i heard is we are expanding into infinit meaning no space or no time another i heard we are expanding and there are a few trillion universe beyon ours all expaning however no one knows. you could guess too and it couldnt be disproven till we get better tecknology

Answer 5

The Big Rip!

Answer 6

My theory is that the universe expands as the collective consciousness imagines more and through imagining it physically manifests a bigger universe that we can observe.  The collective consciousness is everybody and everything. So it is the universe, thus everything is alive and self aware, observing all.  That is why the universe would not exist if it wasn't observed by anything.  To sum it all up, the entire universe is a mind and what the universe hasn't expanded into yet is the part of the mind we haven't created anything from imagining more yet.

Answer 7

it's expanding into infinite space.