The Dark Flow Mystery

Here's something interesting from space.com -- Some scientists are speculating that the rapid speed of galaxy clusters into the depths of the observable universe maybe be due to the tug of objects beyond the observable view, or possibly an object in another universe 'bubble'.

Distant galaxy clusters appear to be zooming through space at phenomenal speeds that surpass 1 million mph. The clusters were tracked to 2.5 billion light-years away – twice as far as earlier measurements.

Crazy, eh? We're at a very interesting point in our development and understanding of the universe. The last few years have been a whirlwind of new discoveries. I think we're going to be seeing some major text book changes in regards to the physical universe, soon.

And without getting into the controversial topic of String Theory, it's interesting that multi-verse dialog is beginning outside of the fringe:

The researchers think dark flow may be caused by structures that lie beyond the horizon of our own universe. As odd as that may sound, some cosmologists think that our universe is actually only a bubble of space-time that was created during a period of rapid cosmic expansion, called inflation, after the Big Bang. Other bubbles may also have been created where inflation took place at a different rate, and perhaps something in one of the other bubbles is tugging at our universe.

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