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Comment by Gunax

There is a misconception that expanding space prevents us from ever reaching a destination. It's counter-intuitive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_on_a_rubber_rope) but falls out of the math. If space expands at a constant rate, you could eventually reach any destination at any velocity.

But if the expansion of space is accelerating (which we believe currently), this is not true. There really would be destinations that are unreachable.

You would continue to travel further from your origin, but also witness your destination accelerate away.

parent Gunax 5 years ago

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