Just a thought, if an event happened well beyond the observable universe that caused entire galaxies to be destroyed radiating from a point source event, what would it look like from our perspective and how close could it get on our observable horizon while still being unable to reach us due to expansion of the universe?

Obviously, the ability to “observe” in this context is extremely relative to the time scale, and far longer than even our species is likely to remain in recognizable form. I want to conjure a mental picture an era where a substantial portion of the distant night sky is a marching black void, and no one is entirely sure if it will halt from expansion or end everything in a flash one day.

  • Illecors@lemmy.cafe
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    1 year ago

    I think if it’s outside the observable universe, then the answer is probably we would never observe it.