Expert: Ed - 10/12/2004

Question
hi, how did the big bang expand at "many times the speed of light" when Einsten states that no matter can go faster than the speed of light??? I know the physics behind how matter cant go faster than the speed of light so you dont need to explan that! Thank you very much
                      Darius

Answer
Darius,
To tell you the truth, your question has bothered me in the past.  I'm still not sure if I really understand the answer myself.  However, I am including a few links to some online discussions of the topic.  I hope you are able to make sense of them.

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=387
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=167

I hope this is at least a little helpful to you.  Keep Looking Up!
--Ed