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February 16th, 2008, 10:30 AM
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Re: 2 science questions -
 Originally Posted by .pcbrainbuster
1) How does light even move? I refuse to believe it moves itself.
Light moves just light radio waves move.
 Originally Posted by .pcbrainbuster
2) How many types of forces are there in existence? I'm begining to think the answer is infinite because it takes atleast 1 force to create another(not sure though)...
There are only 4 fundamental forces in modern physics: weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force, gravity and electromagnetism.
 Originally Posted by .pcbrainbuster
3) Since the closet start(apart from the Sun) is around trillions of light years away doesn't this mean that our night sky is outdated? Because by the time the light gets here the start would have died/blown up...
The closest star is not trillions of light years away. The closest star to our sun is Proxima Centauri which is only 4.2 light years away. But you are correct. If you are watching a star in the sky that is 4.2 light years away, the light you are now seeing is 4.2 years old. So if you are watching a star that is billions of light years away, the light is billions of years old and the star might indeed have exploded in the mean time.
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